Alamgirpur
Parasaram ka Khera · Easternmost Harappan
Late Harappan (c.3300–1300 BCE, easternmost Harappan)·Harappan–Bara·🇮🇳 Uttar Pradesh, Meerut District, left bank Hindon (Yamuna tributary), India
About
About Alamgirpur
Easternmost Indus Valley site, called Parasaram-ka-Khera on Hindon River near Meerut, discovered 1958 by Bharat Sevak Samaj and excavated 1958–59 by Y.D. Sharma. Four aceramic to Harappan-Bara levels with 6 ft Harappan deposit yield Sindhi pottery, etched beads and faience but no citadel—showing Harappan agrarian frontier penetrating Ganga-Yamuna Doab to monsoon-alluvium limit.
Why it mattersHarappan agrarian frontier model — easternmost Indus penetration into Ganga-Yamuna Doab marking monsoon-alluvium limit.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Was Alamgirpur Harappan colony or indigenous Bara-Harappan hybrid?
Theories
- 01Monsoon-frontier model: Harappan expansion follows 300 mm isohyet into Doab
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.3300 BCE
- Period
- Late Harappan (c.3300–1300 BCE, easternmost Harappan)
- Culture
- Harappan–Bara
- Builders
- Harappan farmers–Bara potters
- Purpose
- Harappan agrarian frontier on Ganga-Yamuna Doab
- Abandoned
- c.1300 BCE
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.3300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1237 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
29.0031° N · 77.4847° E · 225 m · 2 mapped features
Harappan Period I red ware floors
settlementEarliest Harappan-Bara floors with thick red ware
29.0034° N · 77.4849° EBara–Late Harappan transition
settlementMixed Bara–Harappan pottery in upper levels
29.0028° N · 77.4845° E