🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Ahar
Chalcolithic Ahar-Banas 3000–1500 BCE; Iron Age and Early Historic overlay · Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic → Iron Age
Type-site of Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic (3000–1500 BCE) — 'copper city' Tambavati on Ahar River at Udaipur.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Kayatha
Chalcolithic Kayatha 2400–1700 BCE → Malwa 1700–1500 → Early Historic · Kayatha Chalcolithic → Ahar → Malwa → Sunga-Kushan-Gupta
Type-site of Malwa Kayatha Chalcolithic culture (2400–1700 BCE) on Choti Kali Sindh — earliest farming village in Malwa with five-period stratigraphy.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Taradih Bihar Neolithic Settlement
Neolithic 2100–1600 → Chalcolithic 1600–1000 BCE · South Bihar Neolithic — Taradih facies (Magadha Neolithic)
Taradih Bihar Neolithic Settlement — Neolithic settlement (2100–1000 BCE) 3 km south Bodh Gaya on Falgu River, excavated 1991–94 by A.K. Prasad (Magadha University, Bodh Gaya Circle).
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Senuwar Bihar Neolithic Mound
Neolithic 2300–1500 → Chalcolithic 1500–600 BCE → NBPW 600 BCE · Kaimur Neolithic–Chalcolithic — Vindhyan–Gangetic transition
Senuwar Bihar Neolithic Mound — Neolithic–Chalcolithic village (2300–600 BCE) on Kaimur plateau edge near Son River, excavated 1986–91 by B.P. Singh (BHU).
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Balathal Chalcolithic Mound
Chalcolithic Ahar-Banas 3000–1500 BCE → Early Historic 6th c BCE · Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic (Mewar) — Black-and-Red Ware
Balathal Chalcolithic Mound — type-site of Ahar-Banas complex ( Chalcolithic 3000–1500 BCE with Early Historic overlay) excavated 1994–2000 by V.N.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Adam Wainganga Mound
Chalcolithic 1300–1200 → Early Iron Age 1200–300 BCE · Vidarbha Chalcolithic → Iron Age transition — Adam facies
Adam Wainganga Mound — Iron Age Chalcolithic–Megalithic transition site (1300–300 BCE) on Nag River at Kuhi, first recognized Chalcolithic-to-Iron Age mound in Vidarbha, excavated 1988–89 and…
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Ahar Dhulkot Mound
Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic 3000–1500 BCE · Ahar-Banas Ahar ware — type-site defining culture
Ahar Dhulkot Mound — eponymous Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic type-site (3000–1500 BCE) on Ahar River at Udaipur's eastern edge, excavated 1961–62 by H.D. Sankalia (Deccan College) and R.C. Agrawal.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Bhokardan
Chalcolithic to Yadava (1500 BCE–1400 CE) · Savaldas–Malwa to Satavahana–Vakataka–Yadava
Tell 1500 BCE–1400 CE (900×750 m)—Mahabharata's Bhogavardhana, 14 levels Chalcolithic to Yadava.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Navdatoli Narmada Settlement
Chalcolithic Malwa 1600–1300 BCE · Malwa Chalcolithic Narmada facies — Navdatoli type-site
Navdatoli Narmada Settlement — Malwa Chalcolithic classic site (1600–1300 BCE) on Narmada opposite Maheshwar, excavated 1952–57 by Sankalia–Subbarao (Deccan College–MSU).
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Nagda Chambal Settlement
Chalcolithic Kayatha → Malwa 1800–1000 BCE · Malwa Chalcolithic Chambal facies
Nagda Chambal Settlement — Malwa–Late Chalcolithic stratified site (1800–1000 BCE) on Chambal River at Nagda, excavated 1955–56 by N.R. Banerjee and K.V. Soundararajan (ASI).
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Akhnur (Manda-Akhnur)
Early Harappan 3300–2600 → Mature Harappan 2600–1900 BCE → Historic Kushan–Gupta · Indus Harappan (northernmost) → Kushan Historic
Akhnur–Manda — northernmost Harappan site (2600–1900 BCE) 28 km NW Jammu on Chenab at Pir Panjal foothills, excavated 1976–82 by J.P. Joshi (ASI Jammu).
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Yeleshwaram — Andhra Early Buddhist
Early Historic (200 BCE–200 CE) · Satavahana
Yeleshwaram — Andhra Early Buddhist in Andhra Pradesh, Nalgonda, India is a Early Historic (200 BCE–200 CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Kondapur — Satavahana Town
Early Historic (300 BCE–200 CE) · Satavahana
Kondapur — Satavahana Town in Telangana, Sangareddy, India is a Early Historic (300 BCE–200 CE) ancient city attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Sonpur — Gandak Early Historic
Early Historic (600 BCE–400 CE) · NBP
Sonpur — Gandak Early Historic in Bihar, Saran, Gandak, India is a Early Historic (600 BCE–400 CE) ancient city attributed to NBP culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Chechar Kutubpur — Bihar
Chalcolithic (2000–1000 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Chechar Kutubpur — Bihar in Bihar, Vaishali, India is a Chalcolithic (2000–1000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Chirand — Bihar Neolithic
Neolithic-Chalcolithic (2500–1400 BCE) · Chirand culture
Chirand — Bihar Neolithic in Bihar, Saran, India is a Neolithic-Chalcolithic (2500–1400 BCE) tell attributed to Chirand culture culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Shikarpur — Kutch
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Shikarpur — Kutch in Gujarat, Kutch, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) ancient village attributed to Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kalibangan Mound — Thar Extension West Square
Early to Mature Harappan (3500–1750 BCE) · Harappan (Pre-Harappan Sothi–Hakra)
Kalibangan Mound — Thar Extension West Square in Rajasthan, India is a Early to Mature Harappan (3500–1750 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan (Pre-Harappan Sothi–Hakra).
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Pavlopetri Outlier House South — Gulf of Khambhat — pavlopetri-o
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pavlopetri Outlier House South in Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Foshan Submerged Platform East
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Foshan Submerged Platform East in Dwarka Coast, India is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Pavlopetri Outlier House South — Gulf of Khambhat (Khambhat)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pavlopetri Outlier House South in Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Volcanic Ash Sealed Village West — Ganga Plain (Patna)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Volcanic Ash Sealed Village West in Ganga Plain, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kunal — Pre-Harappan Treasure Mound
Pre-Harappan Hakra to Early Harappan (3500–2500 BCE) · Kunal–Hakra ware
Kunal — Pre-Harappan Treasure Mound in Haryana, India is a Pre-Harappan Hakra to Early Harappan (3500–2500 BCE) tell attributed to Kunal–Hakra ware.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Bhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound
Hakra to Early Harappan (7000–2600 BCE) earliest claimed · Hakra–Kunal–Early Harappan
Bhirrana — Ghaggar-Hakra Earliest Harappan Type Mound in Haryana, India is a Hakra to Early Harappan (7000–2600 BCE) earliest claimed tell attributed to Hakra–Kunal–Early Harappan.