Harappan Sites. Nearly 1500 Harappan sites are known so far in Indian subcontinent. Two most important urban site-Harappa and Mohenjo-daro ( meaning mound of the dead) in Sind( both in Pakistan) are 483 km apart , linked by Indus river. Chanhu-daro, a third site about 130 km south of Moohenjo-daro in Sind , Lothal, a fourth in Gujrat at the head of gulf of Cambay, Kalibangan, a fifth in Rajsthan, Banawali, a sixth in Haryana near Hissar are also prominent ones. This culture had mud-brick platforms and streets and drains.
Sutkagendor and Surkotada, coastal cities had citadels.
Bhagwanpura, on the banks of Hakra-Ghaghar channel belong to early culture . Rangpur, Rojdi( Kathiawad) , Dholavira of Kutch has later Harappan phase.
Dholavira shows Harappan fortification and all the three phases of Harappan culture. Rakhigarhi, on Ghaggar in Haryana also shows all three pahases and is much larger than Dholavira.
Sutkagendor and Surkotada, coastal cities had citadels.
Bhagwanpura, on the banks of Hakra-Ghaghar channel belong to early culture . Rangpur, Rojdi( Kathiawad) , Dholavira of Kutch has later Harappan phase.
Dholavira shows Harappan fortification and all the three phases of Harappan culture. Rakhigarhi, on Ghaggar in Haryana also shows all three pahases and is much larger than Dholavira.
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