Excavation at Rakhigarhi site
- May 9, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Excavation at Rakhigarhi site
Subject: History
Section: Art and Culture
Context: The latest round of excavations at the 5,000-years-old Harappan site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana’s Hisar district have revealed newer insights
Archeological Findings:
- Excavations at the site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana’s Hisar district have revealed structure of some houses, lanes and drainage system, and what could possibly be a jewellery-making unit
- Digging has also revealed pieces of copper and gold jewellery, terracotta toys, besides thousands of earthen pots and seals.
- At Mound 1, a huge quantity of debris/ waste of semi-precious stones such as agate and carnelian have been found, along with evidence of street planning with a general width of 2.6m.
- At Mound 3, a burnt-brick wall has been traced, conveying the possibility of a walled settlement. The noteworthy antiquity found at both the mounds include steatite seals, terracotta unbaked sealing with relief of elephants and Harappan script.
- At mound number 7, skeletons of two women were found believed to be nearly 5,000 years old. Pots and other artefacts were also found buried next to them in a pit, part of the funerary rituals back in the Harappan Civilisation era.
About Rakhigarhi:
- Rakhigarhior Rakhi Garhi is a village and an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley Civilisation in Hisar District of the northern Indian state of Haryana, situated about 150 km northwest of Delhi.
- It was part of the mature phase of the Indus Valley Civilisation, dating to 2600-1900 BCE.
- It was among the largest settlements of the ancient civilisation, though most of it remains unexavated. The site is located in the Ghaggar-Hakra River plain,some 27 km from the seasonal Ghaggar river.
- Budget (2020-21) has proposed to develop Rakhigarhi as an iconic site.
- The he site was excavated by Amarendra Nathof ASI.
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