IAS GS – Ancient India – Indus Valley Civilization : Major Sites
Indus Valley Civilization ( IVC ) ~ c. 3500 – 1300 BCE
[ The Harappan Culture : Bronze Age Civilisation ]
Mature Harappan Phase: c. 2600 – 1900 BCE.
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Six Important cities: Harappa, Mohanjodaro, Kalibanga, Lothal, Chanhudaru, Banawali, Dholavira
Harappa
§ First IVC sites to be excavated
§ Excavated by Daya Ram Sahini in 1921
§ Location : Montgomery District of Punjab (Pakistan ) on the bank of Ravi
§ Major Finding : two row of 6 granaries , workmen quarters, 2 sandstone statues depicting human anatomy , dog attacking dear, little bullock carts (ekkas)
§ Only sites which yield the evidence of coffin burial
§ Rigveda Mention it as a Hariyupia
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