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'''Kalibangān''' is a prehistoric site at {{coord|29.47|N|74.13|E|}} in Rajasthan. It is on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar ([[Ghaggar-Hakra River]]),<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285248/India | accessdate = 2008-12-31 | last = Calkins | first = PB |author2=Alam M | title = India }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Lal | first = BB | title = Purātattva | publisher = [[Indian Archaeological Society]] | year = 2002 | chapter = The Homeland of Indo-European Languages and Culture: Some Thoughts | pages = 1–5}}</ref> [[India]]. It is on a triangle-shaped piece of land at the confluence of [[Drishadvati]] and Sarasvathi Rivers.<ref>McIntosh, Jane (2008) The Ancient Indus Calley : New Perspectives. ABC-CLIO. Page 77</ref> A report on the excavations at the site were published in 2003 by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]], 34 years after the completion of excavations. The report said that Kalibangan was a major provincial capital in the [[Indus Valley civilization|Indus Valley]]. Discoveries at Kalibangan include unique fire [[ | '''Kalibangān''' is a prehistoric site at {{coord|29.47|N|74.13|E|}} in Rajasthan. It is on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar ([[Ghaggar-Hakra River]]),<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285248/India | accessdate = 2008-12-31 | last = Calkins | first = PB |author2=Alam M | title = India }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Lal | first = BB | title = Purātattva | publisher = [[Indian Archaeological Society]] | year = 2002 | chapter = The Homeland of Indo-European Languages and Culture: Some Thoughts | pages = 1–5}}</ref> [[India]]. It is on a triangle-shaped piece of land at the confluence of [[Drishadvati]] and Sarasvathi Rivers.<ref>McIntosh, Jane (2008) The Ancient Indus Calley : New Perspectives. ABC-CLIO. Page 77</ref> A report on the excavations at the site were published in 2003 by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]], 34 years after the completion of excavations. The report said that Kalibangan was a major provincial capital in the [[Indus Valley civilization|Indus Valley]]. Discoveries at Kalibangan include unique fire [[altar]]s and world's earliest known ploughed field.<ref>{{cite book | publisher = [[Archaeological Survey of India]] | year = 2003 | title = Excavations at Kalibangan, the Early Harappans, 1960-1969 | last = Lal | first = BB | pages =17, 98}}</ref> There is also evidence of two types of burials, namely circular graves and rectangular graves. | ||
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Kalibangān is a prehistoric site at 29°28′N 74°08′E / 29.47°N 74.13°E in Rajasthan. It is on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar (Ghaggar-Hakra River),[1][2] India. It is on a triangle-shaped piece of land at the confluence of Drishadvati and Sarasvathi Rivers.[3] A report on the excavations at the site were published in 2003 by the Archaeological Survey of India, 34 years after the completion of excavations. The report said that Kalibangan was a major provincial capital in the Indus Valley. Discoveries at Kalibangan include unique fire altars and world's earliest known ploughed field.[4] There is also evidence of two types of burials, namely circular graves and rectangular graves.
References
- ↑ Calkins, PB; Alam M. "India". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ↑ Lal, BB (2002). "The Homeland of Indo-European Languages and Culture: Some Thoughts". Purātattva. Indian Archaeological Society. pp. 1–5.
- ↑ McIntosh, Jane (2008) The Ancient Indus Calley : New Perspectives. ABC-CLIO. Page 77
- ↑ Lal, BB (2003). Excavations at Kalibangan, the Early Harappans, 1960-1969. Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 17, 98.
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