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Harappa
Harappan (3300–1300 BCE; mature 2600–1900)·Indus Valley·🇵🇰 Punjab, Sahiwal District, Pakistan
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About Harappa
Type-site of Harappan civilization, walled city on Ravi with citadel, granaries, bead workshops and early example of town planning succeeding pre-Harappan Ravi phase. Recorded context — Period: Harappan (3300–1300 BCE; mature 2600–1900); Culture: Indus Valley; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone; Condition: ruins.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3300 BCE origins, 2600 BCE mature city
- Period
- Harappan (3300–1300 BCE; mature 2600–1900)
- Culture
- Indus Valley
- Purpose
- Regional centre and type-site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3300 BCE origins, 2600 BCE mature city
Initial construction
c. 1214 CE
Abandonment
Location
Where it is
30.6280° N · 72.8630° E · 190 m
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