Balathal — Banas Valley Settlement
Chalcolithic to Early Historic (3000 BCE–500 BCE)·Ahar-Banas·🇮🇳 Rajasthan, India
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About Balathal — Banas Valley Settlement
Balathal — Banas Valley Settlement in Rajasthan, India is a Chalcolithic to Early Historic (3000 BCE–500 BCE) tell attributed to Ahar-Banas. Mound 5 m high with Ahar-phase fort walls 4 m thick and bastion. Balathal 3000–1500 BCE fortified Chalcolithic town with Ahar pottery and copper, Early Iron.
Why it mattersKey Ahar-Banas reference site for the Rajasthan
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Historic (3000 BCE–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Ahar-Banas
- Purpose
- Mound 5 m high with Ahar-phase fort walls 4 m thick and bastion
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
24.7300° N · 73.9800° E · 500 m · 4 mapped features
Balathal — Banas Valley Settlement — High Mound Summit
summitSummit citadel or temple platform
24.7301° N · 73.9801° EBalathal — Banas Valley Settlement — Lower Town
lower townLower residential terraces
24.7298° N · 73.9802° EBalathal — Banas Valley Settlement — Fortification Trace
wallFort wall or bastion trace
24.7304° N · 73.9798° EBalathal — Banas Valley Settlement — Reservoir Tank
tankRock-cut reservoir or tank
24.7296° N · 73.9799° E