HISTORY
HARRAPAN CIVILIZATION
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Kalibanga
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Dholavira
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Mohenjodaro
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Lothal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dholavira. Dholavira is located on Khadir Beyt, an island in the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat State, India. It has only been excavated since 1990.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dholavira site is India’s most prominent archaeological site associated with the Indus Valley Civilization. The site is the larger of the two most remarkable excavations of the Harappan Civilisation dating back to about 4, 500 years ago.
Detailed explanation-3: -Artifacts that were found here include terracotta pottery, beads, gold and copper ornaments, seals, fish hooks, animal figurines, tools, urns, and some imported vessels. Remains of a copper smelter indicate Harappans, who lived in Dholavira, knew metallurgy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Indus script has so far been found on seals made of steatite, terracotta tablets, ceramics and so on. Dholavira also enjoys the distinction of yielding a spectacularly large Indus script with 10 big signs on wood. This inscription was three-metre long.