List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in India – APSC, UPSC and state Exam Notes
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List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in India
Alamgirpur in Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh, India
Babar Kot, Saurashtra – A stone fortification wall, plant remains of millets & gram.
Balu, Haryana – Earliest evidence of garlic. Several plant remains were found here include various types of barley, wheat, rice, horse gram, green gram, various types of a pea, sesamum, melon, watermelon, grapes, dates, garlic, etc. which is comparable to a nearby IVC site Kunal, Haryana revealed remains of rice.
Banawali, Fatehabad District of Haryana – Barley, terracotta figure of plough
Baror, Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan- Human skeleton, ornaments, 5 meter long and 3 meter clay oven, a pitcher filled with 8000 pearls
Bet Dwarka in Dwarka district, Gujarat- Late Harappan seal, inscribed jar, the mould of coppersmith, a copper fishhook
Bhirrana, Fatehabad District of Haryana – Graffiti of a dancing girl on pottery, which resembles a dancing girl statue found at Mohenjo-Daro
Daimabad, Ahmadnagar District of Maharashtra – A sculpture of a bronze chariot, 45 cm long and 16 cm wide, yoked to two oxen, driven by a man 16 cm high standing in it; and three other bronze sculptures. Southernmost IVC site
Desalpur in Nakhtrana Taluka, Kutch District of Gujarat – Massive stone fortification, Harappan pottery, three script bearing seals; one of steatite, one of copper and one of terracotta.
Dholavira, Kutch District of Gujarat – Water reservoir, Dholavira Figure of chariot tied to a pair of bullocks and driven by a nude human, Water harvesting and number of reservoirs, use of rocks for constructions
Farmana, Rohtak District of Haryana – Largest burial site of IVC, with 65 burials, found in India
Gola Dhoro, kutch district of Gujarat – Production of shell bangles, semi-precious beads, etc.
Hisar mound inside Firoz Shah Palace of Hisar District, Haryana – Unexcavated site
Juni Kuran, Kutch District of Gujarat – fortified citadel, lower town, public gathering area
Jognakhera, Kurukshetra of Haryana – Copper smelting furnaces with copper slag and pot shards
Kaj, Gir Somnath District of Gujarat – Ceramic artifacts, including bowls. Ancient port.
Kanjetar, Gir Somnath District of Gujarat – Single phase Harapppan site.
Kalibangan, Hanumangarh District of Rajasthan- Baked/burnt bangles, fire altars, Shiva Lingam, small circular pits containing large urns and accompanied by pottery, bones of camel
Karanpura near Bhadra city, Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan – Western mound called citadel Skeleton of child, terracotta like pottery, bangles, seals similar to other Harappan sites
Khirasara, Kutch district of Gujarat – Ware House, Industrial area, gold, copper, semi-precious stone, shell objects, and weight hoards
Kerala-no-dhoro or Padri in Saurashtra, Gujarat – Salt production centre, by evaporating sea water
Kunal, Fatehabad District in Haryana India – Earliest Pre-Harappan site, Copper smelting.
Kuntasi in Rajkot District of Gujarat – Small port
Loteshwar in Patan District of Gujarat – Ancient archaeological site
Lothal, Ahmedabad District of Gujarat – Bead making factory, dockyard, button seal, fire altars, painted jar, earliest cultivation of rice (1800 BC)
Manda in Jammu & Kashmir India- northernmost Harappan site in Himalayan foothills
Malwan in Surat District, Gujarat – Southernmost Harappan site in India
Mandi, Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh
Mitathal of Bhiwani District in Haryana
Pabumath in Kutch District in Gujarat – A large building complex, unicorn seal, shell bangles, beads, copper bangles, needles, antimony rods, steatite micro beads; pottery include large and medium size jars, beaker, dishes, dish-on-stand, perforated jars etc.; fine red pottery with black painted designs etc.
Rakhigarhi in Hisar District of Haryana – Terrecotta wheels, toys, figurines, pottery. Large site, partially excavated.
Rangpur in Ahmedabad District of Gujarat – Seaport
Sanauli in Baghpat District, Uttar Pradesh – Burial site with 125 burials found
Shikarpur, Gujarat – Food habit details of Harappans
Surkotada in Kutch District of Gujarat – only site where Bones of a horse were found
Kotada, Kutch District of Gujarat – Fortification bastion few houses foundations
Nageshwar, Kutch District of Gujarat – Shell working site