WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Fire altars are pits meant for religious rites involving sacrifices to fire. These were a hallmark of Aryan religious beliefs. Evidences of fire altars are found in Lothal and Kalibangan towards the Late Harappan phase, showing presence of immigrants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Five fire altars have been found at Kalibangan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harappan cities featured several structures built with burnt bricks. Cities like Kalibangan and Lothal had fire altars where sacrifices might have been performed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Other cities, such as Kalibangan and Lothal had fire altars, where sacrifices may have been performed. And some cities like Mohenjodaro, Harappa, and Lothal had elaborate store houses. These cities were found in the Punjab and Sind in Pakistan, and in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and the Punjab in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Kalibangan pre-historic site was discovered by Luigi Pio Tessitori, an Italian Indologist (1887–1919). He was doing some research in ancient Indian texts and was surprised by the character of ruins in that area. He sought help from Sir John Marshall of the Archaeological Survey of India.