Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace
Harappan Early-Mature (3200-1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Haryana, Hisar, India
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About Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace
Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace in Haryana, Hisar, India is a Harappan Early-Mature (3200-1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Harappan. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 6 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.2763N 76.1206E controls access to Haryana, Hisar 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 Haryana, Hisar, illustrating Harappan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Harappan Early-Mature (3200-1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace main structure
c. 522 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace
1974–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.2763° N · 76.1206° E · 193 m · 4 mapped features
Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace — Main Ancient-City Feature
reservoirPrimary reservoir at Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
29.2760° N · 76.1215° ERakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
moundAncillary mound at Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
29.2771° N · 76.1225° ERakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
dromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
29.2776° N · 76.1217° ERakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
structureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Rakhigarhi Citadel Mound Annex 7 South — Western Terrace with plastered basin
29.2762° N · 76.1214° E