History of India: ancient and medieval / Prehistory and the Indus civilisation
Harappan civilisation: cities and sites
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Early, Mature and Late Harappan phases and geographical spread (Sutkagendor to Alamgirpur, Manda to Daimabad)
- Citadel and lower town, grid streets, baked-brick houses with wells and bathing platforms, covered drains
- Signature finds by site: Mohenjodaro Great Bath and granary, Harappa, Lothal dockyard, Kalibangan fire altars, Chanhudaro bead factory
- Dholavira reservoirs and dams (UNESCO 2021), Rakhigarhi, Kot Diji, Desalpur, Banawali
- Sites often mistaken for Harappan: Sohgaura (Mauryan copper plate), Burzahom, Inamgaon