CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Harappa
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Mohenjo daro
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Bhirrana
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Lothal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Harappa of India. The vast mounds at Harappa stand on the left bank of the now dry course of the Ravi River in the Punjab. They were excavated between 1920 and 1934 by the Archaeological Survey of India, in 1946 by Wheeler, and in the late 20th century by an American and Pakistani team.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first site which was re-excavated after independence was found in Gujarat in Rangpur at Limdi Taluka district of Ahmedabad as it was suspected to be a Harappan outpost.
Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest, according to C-14 radio-dating done by ASI, is at Bhirana village in Fatehabad district, and has been dated to 7570-6200 BC. That makes it far older than the site at Mehrgarh, Pakistan, which has been dated to 6400-7000 BC.