Famous Harappan Sites and Archaeological Finds

 

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Famous Harappan Sites and Archaeological Finds

 

Site

Archaeological Finds

Harappa

a) Two rows Of Six Granaries

b) Evidence of Coffin burial and Cemetery (R-37, H)

c) Two Red stone idols of Dancing girl, naked bust of Male

d) Stone Symbol of Lingam (Male Sex Organ), Yoni (Female Sex Organ)

e) Prof of mother goddess

d) Evidance of trade with Mesopotamis

 

Mohenjodaro

(Mound Of Dead)

a) Great Bath (Largest Building Of Civilization)

b) Multi Pillared assembly Hall

c) Great granary

d) Pashupati Mahadeva/Proto Shiva

e) Bronze Dancing Girl

f) Violent Death Of Some In human

g) Painting Seals.

h) Clay Figurers Of Mother Goddess

i) Evidence Of ships

Lothal

a) Dockyard

b) Rice Husk

c) Metal Workers, Shell Ornament Workers

d) House with entrances on main street

e) Evidence of Double Burial.

f) Terracotta figure of horse.

g) Painting jar

Kalibangan

a) Ploughed field surface

b) 7 fire alter showing practice of cult of sacrifice

c) bones of camels

d) Mesopotamian cylindrical seal

e) evidence of Pre-Harappan civilization

f) Decorative bricks used in flooring only this site

ChanhuDaro

a) City without citadel

b) evidence of Pre-Harappan and mature Harappan culture

c) Inkpot, Lipstick, shell ornaments, bead makers

d) Imprint of dog’s paw

e) No fortified stucture

Rangpur

a) evidence of Pre-Harappan and mature Harappan culture

b) Flakes

c) Yellow and Grey color pots

Banawali

a) Lack of systematic drainage system

b) toy plough

c) Fire Alter

Alamgirpur

a) evidence of late Harappan Culture

b) Pottery and beads

Rakhigarhi (Largest Indus Valley Civilization Site and Town)

a) evidence of Pre-Harappan, mature Harappan culture and late Harappan Culture.

b) A thick, sturdy red ware with an incised female figure has been found with similar pose of Dancing Girl of Mohenjodaro

Amri

a) evidence of Pre-Harappan Culture

b) Fire alter

c) Evidence of rhinoceros

KotiDiji

a) Pre-Harappan Culture.

b) House made of stone

c) Evidence of city which destroy by force.

Ropar

a) Cemetery

b) Earthen Pot

C) House of Stone and Clay/Soil

d) Evidence of burying Dog with human.

Surkotada

a) Bones of horse

b) Oval shaped graveyard.

Dholavira

a) Unique water harnessing system

b) Strom water drainage system

c) Water reservoir.

d) Only site divided un three parts

e) A stadium

Suktagendor

a) Ash filled pot

b) copper axe, bangles

c) Evidence of trade with Babylon

 

 

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