INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The two cities which had fire altars are Lothal and Kalibangan. Lothal is situated in the Sarangwal district of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. It was discovered in 1957 by S.R. Ghosh, an Indian archaeologist.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notes: Kalibangan – is an archaeological site where Ploughed Field, Bones of Camel, Circular and Rectangular Graves, distinctive fire (Vedic ) altars with provision of ritual bathing have been found.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium BCE, it is an ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing. Mohenjo-daro is one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, it is also known as “ Mound of the dead".

Detailed explanation-4: -Kalibangān is a town located at29.47°N 74.13°E on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar (Ghaggar-Hakra River) in Tehsil Pilibangān, between Suratgarh and Hanumangarh in Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan, India 205 km. from Bikaner.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kalibangan, ancient site of the Indus valley civilization, in northern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. The site contains both pre-Harappan and Harappan remains, and therein can be seen the transition between the two cultures.