Harappa Mound E Granary North Platform
Harappa Mound E Granary North Platform North Annex · Harappa Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇰 Punjab, Sahiwal, Pakistan
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About Harappa Mound E Granary North Platform
Harappa Mound E Granary North Platform in Punjab, Sahiwal, Pakistan is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 30.6280N 72.8630E controls access to Punjab resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Punjab, Sahiwal, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1964 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Harappa Mound E Granary North Platform main structure
c. 1904
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1964–2009
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Harappa Mound E Granary North Platform) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
30.6280° N · 72.8630° E · 108 m · 4 mapped features
Harappa Mound E Granary North Platform — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
30.6288° N · 72.8639° EHarappa Mound E Granary North Platform — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
30.6270° N · 72.8623° EHarappa Mound E Granary North Platform — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
30.6295° N · 72.8642° EHarappa Mound E Granary North Platform — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
30.6264° N · 72.8619° E