Indus Valley Civilization Sites
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Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with its present-day location:

Lothal = Gujarat Chanhudaro = Pakistan Banawali = Haryana Alamgirpur = Uttar Pradesh

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with the river that passes by it:

Ropar = Sutlej Amri = Indus Rangpur = Madar Banawali = Rangoi

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with its excavator:

Lothal = SR Rao Chanhudaro = NG Mazumdar Banawali = RS Bisht Alamgirpur = YD Sharma

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with one of its major findings:

<p>Lothal = Dockyard Chanhudaro = Bead making Factory Amri = Evidence of Antelope and Rhinoceros Banawali = Evidence of beads and barley</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with one of its unique characteristics:

<p>Suktagendor = Trade links with Babylon Dholavira = A large water reservoir Ropar = Burials of dog and human Kot-Diji = Stone made house</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with an artifact found there:

<p>Alamgirpur = Figurines of a humped bull and a snake Chanhudaro = Terracotta Cart Models Lothal = Terracotta model of ships Suktagendor = A copper axe</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with its feature related to town planning:

<p>Lothal = Sectoral division of the city instead of two sectors. Banawali = Radial streets Kot-Diji = Pre-Harappan sites Dholavira = Water harvest systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with the material evidence found there:

<p>Rangpur = Evidence of flakes Banawali = Largest number of barley grains found Lothal = Remains of rice husks Kot-Diji = Steatite seals</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the Indus Valley Civilization Site with its associated archaeological feature:

<p>Rakhigarhi = Largest site in Indus Valley Civilization Ropar = Cemetery Dholavira = A Megalithic Burial is found Suktagendor = A pot filled with ash</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the Indus Valley Civilization site with a characteristic related to its fortification or layout:

<p>Chanhudaro = No citadel Lothal = Lower part of city is walled Banawali = Oval-shaped settlement Kot-Diji = Stone made house</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Lothal

A key Indus Valley site in Gujarat known for its dockyard and evidence of rice husks.

Chanhudaro

Located in Pakistan and known for its bead-making factory and nickname 'Sheffield of India'.

Banawali

Indus Valley site in present-day Haryana, known for the largest number of barley grains found and oval-shaped settlement.

Alamgirpur

An Indus Valley Civilization site in Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its pottery workshop.

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Ropar

Located in Punjab, this site features a cemetery and unique human and dog burials.

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Surkotada

Site in Gujarat known for the earliest evidence of horses in the Indus Valley Civilization.

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Suktagendor

Harappan site in Pakistan, known for trade links with Babylon.

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Dholavira

Located in Gujarat, this large site had advanced water conservation systems.

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Rakhigarhi

The largest Indus Valley Civilization site, located in Haryana.

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Kot-Diji

Site in Pakistan with pre-Harappan layers and stone houses.

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Study Notes

  • Indus Valley Civilization: Phases of Indus Valley Civilization

Lothal

  • Present Day Location: Gujarat
  • River Passing By: At the confluence of Bhogava and Sabarmati River
  • Excavated By: SR Rao
  • Major Findings:
    • Dockyard
    • Remains of rice husks
    • Sectoral division of the city instead of two sectors.
    • Bead making factory
    • Double burial (male and female together)
    • Seals of Mesopotamia
    • Evidences of fire altars
    • Terracotta model of ships
    • Lower part of city is walled

Chanhudaro

  • Present Day Location: Pakistan
  • River Passing By: Indus
  • Excavated By: NG Mazumdar
  • Major Findings:
    • Bead making Factory
    • Terracotta Cart Models
    • Terracotta Bird
    • Copper knives, spears, razors, tools, axes, vessels and dishes
    • The site is nicknamed the "Sheffield of India" by Earnest Mackay
    • Male spear thrower or dancer - a broken statue
    • No citadel

Amri

  • Present Day Location: Pakistan
  • River Passing By: Indus
  • Excavated By: NG Majumdar
  • Major Findings:
    • Evidence of Antelope and Rhinoceros
    • Evidences of pre-Harappan culture

Rangpur

  • Present Day Location: Gujarat
  • River Passing By: Madar
  • Excavated By: MS Vatsa & SR Rao
  • Major Findings:
    • Evidence of flakes
    • Yellow and grey color pots

Banawali

  • Present Day Location: Haryana
  • River Passing By: Rangoi
  • Excavated By: RS Bisht
  • Major Findings:
    • Evidence of beads and barley
    • Oval-shaped settlement
    • Radial streets
    • Toy plough
    • Largest number of barley grains found

Alamgirpur

  • Present Day Location: Uttar Pradesh
  • River Passing By: Hindon
  • Excavated By: YD Sharma
  • Major Findings:
    • Pottery workshop
    • Figurines of a humped bull and a snake
    • Beads

Kot-Diji

  • Present Day Location: Pakistan
  • River Passing By: Indus
  • Excavated By: Ghurey, Fazal Ahmed
  • Major Findings:
    • Stone made house
    • Pre-Harappan sites
    • Steatite seals

Ropar

  • Present Day Location: Punjab
  • River Passing By: Sutlej
  • Excavated By: YD Sharma
  • Major Findings:
    • Seal
    • Cemetery
    • Buildings constructed of stone and soil
    • Burials of dog and human

Surkotada

  • Present Day Location: Gujarat
  • River Passing By: Sabarmati & Bhogao
  • Excavated By: JP Joshi
  • Major Findings:
    • Evidences of horses
    • Pot burial

Suktagendor

  • Present Day Location: Pakistan
  • River Passing By: Dashak/ Dasht
  • Excavated By: A Stein, George Dales
  • Major Findings:
    • A pot filled with ash
    • A copper axe
    • Earthen bangles
    • Trade links with Babylon

Dholavira

  • Present Day Location: Gujarat
  • River Passing By: N/A
  • Excavated By: RS Bisht
  • Major Findings:
    • A large water reservoir
    • Water harvest systems
    • A Megalithic Burial is found

Rakhigarhi

  • Present Day Location: Haryana
  • River Passing By: Saraswati-Drishadvati
  • Excavated By: Bhagwan Dev & Surajbhan
  • Major Findings:
    • Largest site in Indus Valley Civilization
    • All three phases of Harappa culture are found

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Overview of Lothal and Chanhudaro, key sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, highlighting their geographical locations, excavators, and major archaeological findings. Examination of urban planning, economic activities, and cultural practices of the civilization based on site discoveries.

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