Bhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound
Hakra to Early Harappan (7000–2600 BCE) earliest claimed·Hakra–Kunal–Early Harappan·🇮🇳 Haryana, India
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Bhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound in Haryana, India is a Hakra to Early Harappan (7000–2600 BCE) earliest claimed tell attributed to Hakra–Kunal–Early Harappan. Mound with Hakra ware Level IA dated 7570 BCE (contested) and Early Harappan fortification. Rao Bhirrana 7570 BCE Hakra white ware earliest claimed.
Why it mattersKey Gandharan–Kushan monastery illustrating Buddhist expansion
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Gandhara art evolution
- 02Kushan imperial network
Theories
- 01Monastic economy
- 02Greco-Buddhist fusion
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. 7000 BCE Hakra earliest; 3300 BCE Early Harappan brick
- Period
- Hakra to Early Harappan (7000–2600 BCE) earliest claimed
- Culture
- Hakra–Kunal–Early Harappan
- Purpose
- Mound with Hakra ware Level IA dated 7570 BCE (contested) and Early Harappan fortification
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 7000 BCE Hakra earliest; 3300 BCE Early Harappan brick
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
29.5500° N · 75.5600° E · 210 m · 4 mapped features
Bhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound — Citadel Summit
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29.5501° N · 75.5601° EBhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound — Lower Terrace
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29.5498° N · 75.5602° EBhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound — Kiln Area
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29.5504° N · 75.5598° EBhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound — Storage Magazine
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29.5496° N · 75.5599° E