Verified29.6000° N · 75.3800° E · 210 m
Banawali Secondary Mound — Fatehabad Outlier
Pre-Harappan to Mature Harappan (3000–1700 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Haryana, India
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About Banawali Secondary Mound — Fatehabad Outlier
Banawali Secondary Mound — Fatehabad Outlier in Haryana, India is a Pre-Harappan to Mature Harappan (3000–1700 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Fortified Harappan town with apsidal temple and barley citadel beyond main Banawali mound. Banawali outlier with apsidal temple and fire altars like Kalibangan.
Why it mattersKey Harappan reference site for the Haryana
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Harappan to Mature Harappan (3000–1700 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Fortified Harappan town with apsidal temple and barley citadel beyond main Banawali mound
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
29.6000° N · 75.3800° E · 210 m · 3 mapped features
- Banawali Secondary Mound — Fatehabad Outlier — High Mound SummitsummitSummit citadel or temple platform29.6001° N · 75.3801° E
- Banawali Secondary Mound — Fatehabad Outlier — Lower Townlower townLower residential terraces29.5998° N · 75.3802° E
- Banawali Secondary Mound — Fatehabad Outlier — Fortification TracewallFort wall or bastion trace29.6004° N · 75.3798° E