Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground
Late Harappan (2000–1600 BCE)·Harappan Late (Cemetery H?)·🇮🇳 Haryana, Rohtak District, Farmana village, Cemetery mound, India
About
About Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground
Rohtak Farmana excavated by Shinde & Osada 2006–09, 42 skeletons with grave goods DNA later. Recorded context — Period: Late Harappan (2000–1600 BCE); Culture: Harappan Late (Cemetery H?); Field status: excavated; Materials: brick, pottery, bead; Condition: buried — re-covered.
Why it mattersKey Harappan Late (Cemetery H?) cemetery with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
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. 2000 BCE
- Period
- Late Harappan (2000–1600 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan Late (Cemetery H?)
- Purpose
- 42 burials Late Harappan cemetery with chirhian bowls — Farmana burial study and Rakhigarhi hinterland
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1928
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground
c. 1500 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground
On the ground
Structures & features
28.9800° N · 76.4200° E · 220 m · 4 mapped features
- Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — primary structure28.9808° N · 76.4219° E
- Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — hydraulic feature28.9801° N · 76.4188° E
- Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — hydraulic feature28.9790° N · 76.4192° E
- Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — Eastern Structurestructurestructure at Farmana — Late Harappan Cemetery Burial Ground — primary structure28.9803° N · 76.4209° E