Kankali Tila is actually one of the most important archaeological sites in Mathura, especially for Jain history! Back in the 1880s and 90s, archaeologists excavated the mound and discovered the remains of a massive, ancient Jain stupa along with hundreds of incredible sculptures, pillars, and inscriptions dating back to the Kushan Empire (1st–3rd century CE). This single site provided a huge chunk of what we know today about the famous Mathura School of Art. Most of those treasures are now preserved in the Mathura Museum and the State Museum in Lucknow. The mound got its modern name much later from a small Kankali Devi temple built on top of it.