Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana
Pre-Harappan to Late Harappan (2800–1500 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Haryana, Fatehabad District, Banawali, Saraswati, India
About
About Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana
Banawali excavated by Bisht 1973–, with barracks and seal of unicorn. Recorded context — Period: Pre-Harappan to Late Harappan (2800–1500 BCE); Culture: Harappan; Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Harappan ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 02Elite residence
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. 2800 BCE Barracks; fort 2500 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Harappan to Late Harappan (2800–1500 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Harappan fortified town with apsidal Barracks and late Harappan fire altars — Saraswati town
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1937
- Excavation
- Excavated
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana
c. 2800 BCE Barracks; fort 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana
On the ground
Structures & features
29.6210° N · 75.3900° E · 210 m · 3 mapped features
- Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana — primary structure29.6209° N · 75.3907° E
- Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana — primary structure29.6190° N · 75.3891° E
- Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Banawali — Harappan Barracks Site Haryana — outlier feature29.6194° N · 75.3901° E