🇮🇳 India · Cave
Arhar — Son Valley Microlithic
Mesolithic (10000–6000 BCE) · Mesolithic
Arhar — Son Valley Microlithic in Madhya Pradesh, Son valley, India is a Mesolithic (10000–6000 BCE) cave attributed to Mesolithic culture.
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🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Ditch-Newton Archaeological Complex
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Ditch-Newton Archaeological Complex in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Chechar Kutubpur — Bihar
Chalcolithic (2000–1000 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Chechar Kutubpur — Bihar in Bihar, Vaishali, India is a Chalcolithic (2000–1000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Chirand — Bihar Neolithic
Neolithic-Chalcolithic (2500–1400 BCE) · Chirand culture
Chirand — Bihar Neolithic in Bihar, Saran, India is a Neolithic-Chalcolithic (2500–1400 BCE) tell attributed to Chirand culture culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Balirajgarh — Madhubani Fort
Early Historic (600 BCE–200 CE) · Videha
Balirajgarh — Madhubani Fort in Bihar, Madhubani, India is a Early Historic (600 BCE–200 CE) ancient city attributed to Videha culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Kanheri Caves
Satavahana to Rashtrakuta 100 BCE–950 CE · Buddhist Hinayana → Mahayana → Vajrayana
Largest Buddhist cave-university in western India with 109 basalt caves spanning 1st c. BCE–10th c.
🇮🇳 India · Rock art
Rock Art of Stone Norton
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Rock Art of Stone Norton in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) rock art attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Earthwork
Tekkalakota — Bellary
Neolithic (3000–1500 BCE) · Southern Neolithic
Tekkalakota — Bellary in Karnataka, Bellary, India is a Neolithic (3000–1500 BCE) earthwork attributed to Southern Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Bagasra — Amreli
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Sorath Harappan
Bagasra — Amreli in Gujarat, Amreli, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Sorath Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Isampur — Hunsgi Acheulean
Acheulean (1200000 BP) · Acheulean
Isampur — Hunsgi Acheulean in Karnataka, Hunsgi, India is a Acheulean (1200000 BP) ancient village attributed to Acheulean culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Kanmer — Kutch Harappan
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kanmer — Kutch Harappan in Gujarat, Kutch, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient port
Kuntasi — Rajkot Harappan Port
Mature Harappan (2400–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kuntasi — Rajkot Harappan Port in Gujarat, Rajkot, India is a Mature Harappan (2400–1900 BCE) port attributed to Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Chirand Neolithic Site
Neolithic–Chalcolithic–Iron Age 2500 BCE–600 CE · Neolithic Gangetic / Narhan culture precursor
Lowland Neolithic–Chalcolithic mound (2500 BCE–140 CE) at Ganga–Ghaghara confluence, Saran, Bihar, with 42 ft cultural deposit and continuous sequence Neolithic → Chalcolithic → Iron Age →…
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Shikarpur — Kutch
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Shikarpur — Kutch in Gujarat, Kutch, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) ancient village attributed to Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Geoglyph
Geoglyphs of Kesh
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Geoglyphs of Kesh in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Ojiyana (Ojhiyana)
Chalcolithic Ahar-Banas (c.3000–1500 BCE) · Ahar-Banas
Hill-slope Ahar-Banas terraced village on Aravalli granite above Beawar — unique upland adaptation.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bhaja Caves
Shunga–Satavahana Early Buddhism · Hinayana (Theravada) Buddhist
One of India's earliest rock-cut Buddhist complexes (220 BCE–300 CE) on Sahyadri scarp above Indrayani River, with 22 caves.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Rupnagar (Ropar)
Harappan to Medieval (c.3300 BCE–16th century CE) · Harappan → PGW → NBPW → Kushan → Gupta
First post-Independence Harappan excavation (1953) — 5000-year sequence from Harappan to medieval Punjab.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Alamgirpur
Late Harappan (c.3300–1300 BCE, easternmost Harappan) · Harappan–Bara
Easternmost Indus Valley site (Parasaram-ka-Khera) — Harappan frontier on Hindon/Ganga Doab.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Kedarnath Temple Himalaya
Early medieval c.8th c. legend; current 12th–17th c. rebuilds · Himalayan Hindu (Adi Shankara tradition)
Kedarnath – 12 Jyotirlinga at 3,583m on Mandakini headwater below Kedarnath peak (6,940m). Kate stone temple (north-facing with conical lingam and seated Nandi) attributed 8th c.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bedsa Caves
Satavahana early historic · Hinayana Buddhist
Twin-cave-cluster Buddhist refuge (100 BCE–100 CE) on forested Sahyadri spur between Bhaja and Karla, celebrated for best-preserved early rock-cut chaitya hall besides Karla — daylight-illuminated…
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Sanauli (Sinauli)
Late Harappan / Copper Hoard & Ochre Coloured Pottery (c.2200–1800 BCE) · Late Harappan–OCP / Copper Hoard Culture
Royal Late Harappan cemetery with India's first Bronze Age chariots (2200–1800 BCE) at Sinauli.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Atlit Yam Well Extension North — Dwarka Coast (Dwarka)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Atlit Yam Well Extension North in Dwarka Coast, India is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kalibangan Mound — Thar Extension West Square
Early to Mature Harappan (3500–1750 BCE) · Harappan (Pre-Harappan Sothi–Hakra)
Kalibangan Mound — Thar Extension West Square in Rajasthan, India is a Early to Mature Harappan (3500–1750 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan (Pre-Harappan Sothi–Hakra).