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Detailed explanation-1: -Harappa was discovered by archaeologist Daya Ram Sahni. He supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1921 and 1922. Harappa site was again excavated by Madho Swaroop Vatsa in 1926 and Wheeler in 1946.

Detailed explanation-2: -The discovery of the ruins of Harappa was first reported in 1827, but excavations were conducted later in 1872-73 by Alexander Cunningham, and in 1921-22 under Sir John Marshall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 bce, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium bce.