Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE)·Harappan (Rakhigarhi — largest Indus site 550 ha)·🇮🇳 Haryana, Hisar District, Rakhigarhi, Ghaggar plain, India
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About Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7
Haryana Harappan excavated by Nath & Shinde, largest Indus city exceeding Mohenjo-daro. Recorded context — Period: Harappan (2600–1900 BCE); Culture: Harappan (Rakhigarhi — largest Indus site 550 ha); Field status: excavated; Materials: mudbrick, burnt brick; Condition: partially-excavated.
Why it mattersKey Harappan (Rakhigarhi — largest Indus site 550 ha) ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence
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 (2600–1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan (Rakhigarhi — largest Indus site 550 ha)
- Purpose
- Largest Harappan city (550 ha, 7 mounds) — granary and fire altar mound 7 and DNA Rakhigarhi 2018
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1942
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7
On the ground
Structures & features
29.2890° N · 76.1250° E · 212 m · 4 mapped features
- Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — outlier feature29.2896° N · 76.1251° E
- Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — subsidiary complex29.2881° N · 76.1263° E
- Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — subsidiary complex29.2883° N · 76.1262° E
- Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — Structure Annex 4structurestructure at Rakhigarhi — Harappan Granary Mound 7 — subsidiary complex29.2888° N · 76.1260° E
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