Hulas Khera is a village near Mohanlal Ganj, Lucknow and it is an ancient site where excavations have revealed a cultural sequence beginning from the Pre-NBPW upto medieval periods. Northern Black Polished Ware culture is an Iron Age culture, succeeding the Painted Grey Ware culture. Having thoroughly analyzed artifacts like pottery, coins, terracotta images and brick structures, the archaeologists concluded that this place was first inhabited around 1000 BC (3000 years ago). Gradually a highly evolved civilization flourished here. The civilization reached its zenith between 200BC-200AD. During this period extensive civil engineering works were carried out; high class pottery was produced; art was encouraged and trade carried out. Brick made road of the same period is also a unique find. The most important finding is gold leaf image of Kartikeya, the God of War which is now at State Museum, Lucknow. The site was originally surrounded by horse-shoe shaped lake known as Karela lake and thus ideally suited for habitation. The lake that once proved the nemesis for the civilization has now almost disappeared in recent times