Harappa - Wikipedia Harappa For the historical Harappan Civilization, see Indus Valley Civilization. Harappa ہڑپّہ ‬ ( in Urdu ) A view of Harappa 's Granary and Great Hall Shown within Punjab, Pakistan Harappa ( Pakistan ) Show map of Punjab, Pakistan Show map of Pakistan Show all Location Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan Coordinates 30 ° 37 ′ 44 '' N 72 ° 51 ′ 50 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.62889 ° N 72.86389 ° E ﻿ / 30.62889 ; 72.86389 Coordinates : 30 ° 37 ′ 44 '' N 72 ° 51 ′ 50 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 30.62889 ° N 72.86389 ° E ﻿ / 30.62889 ; 72.86389 Type Settlement Area 150 ha ( 370 acres ) History Periods Harappa 1 to Harappa 5 Cultures Indus Valley Civilization Site notes Condition Ruined Ownership Pakistan Public access Yes Website www.harappa.com Harappa ( Punjabi pronunciation : ( ɦəɽəppaː ) ; Urdu / Punjabi : ہڑپّہ ‬ ) is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 km ( 15 mi ) west of Sahiwal. The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River which now runs 8 km ( 5.0 mi ) in north. The current village of Harappa is less than 1 km ( 0.62 mi ) from the ancient site. Although modern Harappa has a legacy railway station from the period of the British Raj ; it is today just a small crossroads town of population 15,000. The site of the ancient city contains the ruins of a Bronze Age fortified city, which was part of the Indus Valley Civilization centered in Sindh and the Punjab, and then the Cemetery H culture. The city is believed to have had as many as 23,500 residents and occupied about 150 hectares ( 370 acres ) with clay brick houses at its greatest extent during the Mature Harappan phase ( 2600 -- 1900 BC ), which is considered large for its time. Per archaeological convention of naming a previously unknown civilization by its first excavated site, the Indus Valley Civilization is also called the Harappan Civilization. The ancient city of Harappa was heavily damaged under British rule, when bricks from the ruins were used as track ballast in the construction of the Lahore -- Multan Railway. In 2005, a controversial amusement park scheme at the site was abandoned when builders unearthed many archaeological artifacts during the early stages of building work. A plea from the Pakistani archaeologist Mohit Prem Kumar to the Ministry of Culture resulted in a restoration of the site. Contents 1 History 2 Culture and economy 3 Archaeology 4 Early symbols similar to Indus script 5 Notes 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History Map showing the sites and extent of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Harappa was the center of one of the core regions of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in central Punjab. The Harappan architecture and Harappan Civilization was one of the most developed in the old Bronze Age. The Harappan Civilization has its earliest roots in cultures such as that of Mehrgarh, approximately 6000 BC. The two greatest cities, Mohenjo - daro and Harappa, emerged circa 2600 BC along the Indus River valley in Punjab and Sindh. The civilization, with a possible writing system, urban centers, and diversified social and economic system, was rediscovered in the 1920s also after excavations at Mohenjo - daro in Sindh near Larkana, and Harappa, in west Punjab south of Lahore. A number of other sites stretching from the Himalayan foothills in east Punjab, India in the north, to Gujarat in the south and east, and to Pakistani Balochistan in the west have also been discovered and studied. Although the archaeological site at Harappa was damaged in 1857 when engineers constructing the Lahore - Multan railroad ( as part of the Sind and Punjab Railway ), used brick from the Harappa ruins for track ballast, an abundance of artifacts have nevertheless been found. The bricks discovered were made of red sand, clay, stones and were baked at very high temperature. As early as 1826 Harappa, located in west Punjab, attracted the attention of a British officer in India, who gets credit for preliminary excavations in Harappa. Culture and economy The Indus Valley civilization was mainly an urban culture sustained by surplus agricultural production and commerce, the latter including trade with Sumer in southern Mesopotamia. Both Mohenjo - Daro and Harappa are generally characterized as having `` differentiated living quarters, flat - roofed brick houses, and fortified administrative or religious centers. '' Although such similarities have given rise to arguments for the existence of a standardized system of urban layout and planning, the similarities are largely due to the presence of a semi-orthogonal type of civic layout, and a comparison of the layouts of Mohenjo - Daro and Harappa shows that they are in fact, arranged in a quite dissimilar fashion. The weights and measures of the Indus Valley Civilization, on the other hand, were highly standardized, and conform to a set scale of gradations. Distinctive seals were used, among other applications, perhaps for identification of property and shipment of goods. Although copper and bronze were in use, iron was not yet employed. `` Cotton was woven and dyed for clothing ; wheat, rice, and a variety of vegetables and fruits were cultivated ; and a number of animals, including the humped bull, were domesticated, '' as well as `` fowl for fighting ''. Wheel - made pottery -- some of it adorned with animal and geometric motifs -- has been found in profusion at all the major Indus sites. A centralized administration for each city, though not the whole civilization, has been inferred from the revealed cultural uniformity ; however, it remains uncertain whether authority lay with a commercial oligarchy. Harappans had many trade routes along the Indus River that went as far as the Persian Gulf, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. Some of the most valuable things traded were carnelian and lapis lazuli. What is clear is that Harappan society was not entirely peaceful, with the human skeletal remains demonstrating some of the highest rates of injury ( 15.5 % ) found in South Asian prehistory. Paleopathological analysis demonstrated that leprosy and tuberculosis were present at Harappa, with the highest prevalence of both disease and trauma present in the skeletons from Area G ( an ossuary located south - east of the city walls ). Furthermore, rates of cranio - facial trauma and infection increased through time demonstrating that the civilization collapsed amid illness and injury. The bioarchaeologists who examined the remains have suggested that the combined evidence for differences in mortuary treatment and epidemiology indicate that some individuals and communities at Harappa were excluded from access to basic resources like health and safety, a basic feature of hierarchical societies worldwide. Archaeology A map of the excavations at Harappa Miniature Votive Images or Toy Models from Harappa, ca. 2500. Hand - modeled terra - cotta figurines with polychromy. The excavators of the site have proposed the following chronology of Harappa 's occupation : Ravi Aspect of the Hakra phase, c. 3300 -- 2800 BC. Kot Dijian ( Early Harappan ) phase, c. 2800 -- 2600 BC. Harappan Phase, c. 2600 -- 1900 BC. Transitional Phase, c. 1900 -- 1800 BC. Late Harappan Phase, c. 1800 -- 1300 BC. By far the most exquisite and obscure artifacts unearthed to date are the small, square steatite ( soapstone ) seals engraved with human or animal motifs. A large number of seals have been found at such sites as Mohenjo - Daro and Harappa. Many bear pictographic inscriptions generally thought to be a form of writing or script. Despite the efforts of philologists from all parts of the world, and despite the use of modern cryptographic analysis, the signs remain undeciphered. It is also unknown if they reflect proto - Dravidian or other non-Vedic language ( s ). The ascription of Indus Valley Civilization iconography and epigraphy to historically known cultures is extremely problematic, in part due to the rather tenuous archaeological evidence of such claims, as well as the projection of modern South Asian political concerns onto the archaeological record of the area. This is especially evident in the radically varying interpretations of Harappan material culture as seen from both Pakistan - and India - based scholars. In February 2006 a school teacher in the village of Sembian - Kandiyur in Tamil Nadu discovered a stone celt ( tool ) with an inscription estimated to be up to 3,500 years old. Indian epigraphist Iravatham Mahadevan postulated that the four signs were in the Indus script and called the find `` the greatest archaeological discovery of a century in Tamil Nadu ''. Based on this evidence he goes on to suggest that the language used in the Indus Valley was of Dravidian origin. However, the absence of a Bronze Age in South India, contrasted with the knowledge of bronze making techniques in the Indus Valley cultures, calls into question the validity of this hypothesis. Early symbols similar to Indus script Clay and stone tablets unearthed at Harappa, which were carbon dated 3300 -- 3200 BC., contain trident - shaped and plant - like markings. `` It is a big question as to if we can call what we have found true writing, but we have found symbols that have similarities to what became Indus script '' said Dr. Richard Meadow of Harvard University, Director of the Harappa Archeological Research Project. This primitive writing is placed slightly earlier than primitive writings of the Sumerians of Mesopotamia, dated c. 3100 BC. These markings have similarities to what later became Indus Script. Notes Harappa. Fragment of Large Deep Vessel, circa 2500 B.C. Red pottery with red and black slip - painted decoration, 4 15 / 16 × 6 1 / 8 in. ( 12.5 × 15.5 cm ). Brooklyn Museum The famous, but controversial Harappa male torso. The discoverer, Vats, claims a Harappan date, but Marshall considers this statuette is probably historical, dating to the Gupta period. The earliest radiocarbon dating mentioned on the web is 2725 ± 185 BC ( uncalibrated ) or 3338, 3213, 3203 BC calibrated, giving a midpoint of 3251 BC. Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark ( 1991 ) Urban process in the Indus Tradition : A preliminary report. In Harappa Excavations, 1986 -- 1990 : A multidisciplinary approach to Second Millennium urbanism, edited by Richard H. Meadow : 29 -- 59. Monographs in World Archaeology No. 3. Prehistory Press, Madison Wisconsin. Periods 4 and 5 are not dated at Harappa. The termination of the Harappan tradition at Harappa falls between 1900 and 1500 BC. Mohenjo - daro is another major city of the same period, located in Sindh province of Pakistan. One of its most well - known structures is the Great Bath of Mohenjo - daro. See also Charles Masson -- First European explorer of Harappa Dholavira Lothal Harappan architecture Mandi, Uttar Pradesh, India Mehrgarh Sheri Khan Tarakai Mohenjo - daro Sokhta Koh Kalibangan Rakhigarhi Taxila Chanhudaro Daimabad Adichanallur References Jump up ^ Basham, A.L. ; Dani, D.H. ( Winter 1968 -- 1969 ). `` ( Review of ) A Short History of Pakistan : Book One : Pre-Muslim Period ''. Pacific Affairs. 41 ( 4 ) : 641 -- 643. doi : 10.2307 / 2754608. JSTOR 2754608. Jump up ^ Fagan, Brian ( 2003 ). People of the earth : an introduction to world prehistory. Pearson. p. 414. ISBN 978 - 0 - 13 - 111316 - 9. ^ Jump up to : `` Archeological Site of Harappa ''. World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 19 February 2013. Jump up ^ Tahir, Zulqernain. 26 May 2005. Probe body on Harappa park, Dawn. Retrieved 13 January 2006. Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Beck, Roger B. ( 1999 ). World History : Patterns of Interaction. Evanston, IL : McDougal Littell. ISBN 0 - 395 - 87274 - X. Jump up ^ Michel Danino. The Lost River. Penguin India. Jump up ^ Kenoyer, J.M., 1997, Trade and Technology of the Indus Valley : New insights from Harappa Pakistan, World Archaeology, 29 ( 2 ), pp. 260 -- 280, High definition archaeology ^ Jump up to : Library of Congress : Country Studies. 1995. Harappan Culture. Retrieved 13 January 2006. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Poultry : Identification, Fabrication, Utilization by Thomas Schneller -- Cengage Learning, 28 September 2009 -- page 16 Jump up ^ Pollard, Elizabeth ( 2015 ). Worlds Together, Worlds Apart. New York : Norton. p. 67. ISBN 978 - 0 - 393 - 92207 - 3. Jump up ^ Robbins Schug, Gwen ( 2012 ). `` A peaceful realm ? Trauma and social differentiation at Harappa ''. International Journal of Paleopathology. 2 ( 2 -- 3 ) : 136 -- 147. doi : 10.1016 / j. ijpp. 2012.09. 012. ^ Jump up to : Robbins Schug, Gwen ( 2013 ). `` Infection, Disease, and Biosocial Processes at the End of the Indus Civilization ''. PLoS ONE. 8 : e84814. doi : 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0084814. ^ Jump up to : Subramaniam, T.S. ( May 1, 2006 ). `` '' Discovery of a century '' in Tamil Nadu ``. The Hindu. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ Subramaniam, T.S. ( May 1, 2006 ). `` Significance of Mayiladuthurai find ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 23. ^ Jump up to : BBC, UK website. `` Earlist writing found ''. BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2012. Jump up ^ The Indus Civilization : A Contemporary Perspective by Gregory L. Possehl p. 111 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harappa. Harappa.com Harappa.info `` Harappa Town Planning '' - article by Dr S. Srikanta Sastri Art of the Bronze Age : Southeastern Iran, Western Central Asia, and the Indus Valley, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art ( fully available online as PDF ), which contains material on Harappa World Heritage Sites in Pakistan Heritage sites Ruins of Mohenjo - daro Buddhist ruins of Takht - i - Bahi and Sahr - i - Bahlol Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens Makli Necropolis Rohtas Fort Taxila Tentative sites Badshahi Mosque Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh Archaeological Site of Rehman Dheri Archaeological Site of Harappa Archaeological Site of Ranigat Baltit Fort Banbhore Chaukhandi tombs Hiran Minar and Water Tank Nagarparkar Temples Shah Jahan Mosque Shahbazgarhi Rock Edicts Mansehra Rock Edicts Ranikot Fort Tombs of Bibi Jawindi, Baha'al - Halim and Ustead and the Tomb and Mosque of Jalaluddin Bukhari Tombs of Jahangir, Asif Khan and Akbari Sarai Tomb of Shah Rukn - e-Alam Wazir Khan Mosque Indus Valley Civilisation History and culture Indus River Periodisation Bhirrana Culture Mehrgarh Culture Kulli Culture Amri Culture Bara Culture Cemetery H Culture Architecture Harappan architecture Sanitation of the Indus Valley Civilisation Great Bath, Mohenjo - daro Inventions of the Indus Valley Civilisation Language and script Harappan language Indus script Indus Valley sites in Pakistan Harappa Mohenjo - daro Nausharo Chanhudaro Mehrgarh Lakhueen - jo - daro Larkana Pirak Kot Diji Rehman Dheri Amri Sutkagan Dor Sokhta Koh Tharro Hills Pir Shah Jurio Allahdino Balakot Ongar Ganeriwala Nindowari Judeir - jo - daro Dabarkot Indus Valley sites in India Dholavira Gola Dhoro Lothal Bhagatrav Rangpur Jognakhera Surkotada Kalibangan Manda Alamgirpur Daimabad Malwan Kunal Rakhigarhi Rupnagar Rupar Hulas Kanmer Oriyo timbo Dher Majra Lohari Ragho Dwarka Kuntasi Loteshwar Mandi Farmana Ganeshwar Sothi Siswal Sanauli Sanghol Pabumath Nagwada Babar Kot Balu Bara Bargaon Bhagwanpura Bhirrana Banawali Rojdi Kotla Nihang Khan Kerala - no - dhoro Mitathal Desalpur Indus Valley sites in Afghanistan Mundigak Shortugai Related topics Meluhha Ochre Coloured Pottery culture Northern Black Polished Ware Painted Grey Ware culture Neighbourhoods of Sahiwal Administrations : Sahiwal Division and Sahiwal District Tehsils Chichawatni Sahiwal Cities Chichawatni ( Old ) Harappa Sahiwal ( capital ) Towns and councils ChandPur Chak No. 42 / 12. 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Question: the eastern limit of the harappa culture was
Answer: Gujarat