Aftab Alam 1 , Shubham Rajak 2 , Dhananjay Kumar 1 & Ravindra Nath Singh 1 1 Centre for Advanced Study, Department of Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Utar Pradesh-221005, India. E-mail: afatabalambhu@gmail.com; drravindransingh@gmail.com 2 Department of Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology, Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Insttute, Pune-411 006, India. E-mail:archaeology.shubham@gmail.com Abstract: Varanasi is known as one of the oldest cities by literary evidences (Atharva Veda 5.22.14). Hence, the present exploration has tried to trace the archaeological evidences and aceient settlement system around the Rajght (Singh, 1977). The excavations of Rajght has proved that during the early historical period, it was a major urban settlement or coresite, which should have some small satellite sites around it. Therefore, the present paper has tried to trace the satellite settlements of Rajghatby using village-to-village survey and remote sensing techniques in Varuna basin to reconstruct the archaeological landscape of Varanasi, Utter Pradesh. Present archaeological exploration has provided the evidence of various cultural phases on the basis of ceramic studies. Recent Explorations in Varanasi District to Study Site Catchment Analysis of Rajghat Journal of Archaeological Studies in India Vol. 1, No. 2, 2021, pp. 185-197 © ARF India. All Right Reserved URL: http://arfournals.com/jasi Received : 23 September 2021 Revised : 6 October 2021 Accepted : 11 October 2021 Published : 30 December 2021 TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Alam, A., Rajak, S., Dhananjay, K., & Singh, R.N. 2021. Recent Explorations in Varanasi District to Study Site Catchment Analysis of Rajghat. Journal of Archaeological Studies in India, 1: 2, pp. 185-197 Introduction The Varanasi (Lat 25.3176; Long 82.9739), is located on the confuence of river Varuna and Assi to holy river Ganga, in the Uttar Pradesh state. In India traditions, the city of Varanasi is considered as one of the oldest, continually inhabited cities in the world (Jayaswal, 2011). According to the Epic and Puranic tradition, Varanasi the capital city of Kashi was founded by Divodasa, one of the celebrated kings of Kashi. The city is described in several Puranas (Bhagvat Purana, X, 66, 41;Padma Purana, 35, 87). The township actually grew in Buddha’s time. Varanasi continued to be the capital of the kingdom of Kashi during the days of the Buddha. From Buddhist literature, both Pali and Sanskrit