# List of Indus Valley Civilisation sites

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Palaeolithic (2,500,000–250,000 BC) Madrasian culture Soanian culture
Neolithic (10,800–3300 BC) Bhirrana culture (7570–6200 BC) Mehrgarh culture (7000–3300 BC) Edakkal culture (5000–3000 BC)
Chalcolithic (3500–1500 BC) Anarta tradition (c. 3950–1900 BC) Ahar-Banas culture (3000–1500 BC) Pandu culture (1600–750 BC) Malwa culture (1600–1300 BC) Jorwe culture (1400–700 BC)
Bronze Age (3300–1300 BC) Indus Valley Civilisation(3300–1300 BC)  – Early Harappan culture(3300–2600 BC)  – Mature Harappan culture(2600–1900 BC)  – Late Harappan culture(1900–1300 BC) Vedic Civilisation(2000–500 BC)  – Ochre Coloured Pottery culture(2000–1600 BC)  – Swat culture(1600–500 BC)
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The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Harappan Civilisation, was a major early civilisation, existing from 3300–1300 BCE. It covered much of modern-day Pakistan and northwest India, as well as possessing at least one trading colony in northeast Afghanistan. Over 1400 Indus Valley civilisation sites have been discovered, of which 925 sites are in India and 475 in Pakistan. Only 40 sites on the Indus valley had been discovered in the pre-Partition era by archaeologists.
The most widely known Indus Valley sites are Mohenjo-daro and Harappa; Mohenjo-daro is located in modern-day Sindh, while Harappa is in West Punjab. Around 1,100 (80%) sites are located on the plains between the rivers Ganges and Indus. More than 90% of the inscribed objects and seals that were discovered were found at ancient urban centres along the Indus river in Pakistan, mainly in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. More than 50 IVC burial sites have been found, including at Rakhigarhi (first site with genetic testing), Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, Farmana, Kalibangan, Lothal, Dholavira, Mehrgarh, Banawali, Alamgirpur and Chanhudaro .

## List of Indus Valley sites

Indus Valley Civilisation discoveries :
| Year | Site | District | Province/state | Country | Excavations/findings |
| | Alamgirpur | Meerut District | Uttar Pradesh | India | Impression of cloth on trough |
| | Allahdino | Karachi district | Sindh | Pakistan | Floor tiles of a house have been discovered at this site |
| | Amri, Sindh | Dadu District | Sindh | Pakistan | Remains of rhinoceros |
| | Babar Kot | Saurashtra, Rajula | Gujarat | India | A stone fortification wall, plant remains of millets and gram. |
| | Balu, Haryana | Kaithal | Haryana | India | Earliest evidence of garlic. Several plant remains were found here include various types of barley, wheat, rice, horse gram, green gram, various types of a pea, sesamum, melon, watermelon, grapes, dates, garlic, etc. (Saraswat and Pokharia - 2001-2) which is comparable to a nearby IVC site Kunal, Haryana revealed remains of rice (probably wild). |
| 1974 | Banawali | Fatehabad District | Haryana | India | Excavated in 1973 by RS Bisht. Located alongside the Saraswati River. This area contains evidence of both pre-Harappan and Harappan culture as well as high-quality barley. Barley, terracotta figure of plough |
| | Bargaon | Saharanpur District | Uttar Pradesh | India | |
| | Baror | Sri Ganganagar district | Rajasthan | India | Human skeleton, ornaments, five-meter-long and three-meter clay oven, a pitcher filled with 8,000 pearls |
| | Bet Dwarka | Devbhoomi Dwarka district | Gujarat | India | Late Harappan seal, inscribed jar, the mould of coppersmith, a copper fishhook |
| | Bhagatrav | Bharuch District | Gujarat | India | |
| | Bhirrana | Fatehabad District | Haryana | India | Graffiti of a dancing girl on pottery, which resembles a dancing girl statue found at Mohenjo-Daro |
| 1931 | Chanhudaro | Nawabshah District | Sindh | Pakistan | 1931; excavated by NG Majumdar Located in Sindh, Pakistan, on the banks of the Indus River. With no citadel, it is merely an Indus site. Excavated items include bronze statues of bullock carts and ekkas as well as a small jar that appears to be a kink well. Bead making factory, use of lipstick, only Indus site without a citadel |
| | Chapuwala | Cholistan | Punjab | Pakistan | unexcavated 9.6 hectares |
| | Daimabad | Ahmadnagar District | Maharashtra | India | A sculpture of a bronze chariot, 45 cm long and 16 cm wide, yoked to two oxen, driven by a man 16 cm high standing in it; and three other bronze sculptures. Southernmost IVC site in India, Late Harappan Phase |
| | Desalpur in Nakhtrana Taluka, | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | Massive stone fortification, Harappan pottery, three script bearing seals; one of steatite, one of copper and one of terracotta. |
| 1985 | Dholavira | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | Excavated in 1967–1968 by JP Joshi. Located in the Gujarati district of Kachchh on the banks of the Luni River. Here are traces of a stadium, a special water management system, and the Harappan inscription. Figure of chariot tied to a pair of bullocks and driven by a nude human, Water harvesting and number of reservoirs, use of rocks for constructions, wooden "signboard" with Indus characters found in a gatehouse |
| | Farmana | Rohtak District | Haryana | India | Largest burial site of IVC, with 65 burials, found in India |
| | Ganweriwala | | Punjab | Pakistan | Equidistant from both Harappa and Mohenjodaro, it is near a dry bed of the former Ghaggar River. It is a site of almost the same size as Mahenjo-daro. It may have been the third major center in the IVC as it is near to the copper-rich mines in Rajasthan. |
| | Gola Dhoro | kutch district | Gujarat | India | Production of shell bangles, semi-precious beads, etc. |
| 1921 | Harappa | Sahiwal District | Punjab | Pakistan | 1921–1923, Daya Ram Sahni conducted the excavation. Located in Punjab's Montgomery district on the banks of the Ravi River (Pakistan). Excavations have been done at Cemetry-37 and Stone Dancing Natraja. The first town to be thoroughly excavated and examined is a major Indus Valley Civilisation settlement with granaries, coffin burials, and a plethora of artefacts. |
| | Hisar mound inside Firoz Shah Palace | Hisar District | Haryana | India | Unexcavated site |
| | Hulas | Saharanpur District | Uttar Pradesh | India | |
| | Juni Kuran | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | fortified citadel, lower town, public gathering area |
| | Jognakhera | Kurukshetra | Haryana | India | Copper smelting furnaces with copper slag and pot shards |
| | Kaj | Gir Somnath District | Gujarat | India | Ceramic artifacts, including bowls. Ancient port. |
| | Kanjetar | Gir Somnath District | Gujarat | India | Single phase Harapppan site. |
| 1953 | Kalibangan | Hanumangarh District | Rajasthan | India | 1961 saw the excavation by BB Lal. Located alongside the Ghaggar River There has been evidence of a ploughed field, a wooden furrow, seven fire altars, camel bones, and two different kinds of burials (rectangular and circular graves). Baked/burnt bangles, fire altars, small circular pits containing large urns and accompanied by pottery, bones of camel |
| | Karanpura near Bhadra city | Hanumangarh district | Rajasthan | India | Skeleton of child, terracotta like pottery, bangles, seals similar to other Harappan sites |
| | Khirasara | Kutch district | Gujarat | India | Ware House, Industrial area, gold, copper, semi-precious stone, shell objects, and weight hoards |
| | Kerala-no-dhoro or Padri | Saurashtra | Gujarat | India | Salt production centre, by evaporating sea water |
| | Kot Bala (also, Balakot) | Lasbela District | Balochistan | Pakistan | Earliest evidence of furnace, seaport |
| | Kot Diji | Khairpur District | Sindh | Pakistan | |
| | Kotada Bhadli | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | Fortification bastion few houses foundations |
| | Kunal, Haryana | Fatehabad District | Haryana | India | Earliest pre-Harappan site, Copper smelting. |
| | Kuntasi | Rajkot District | Gujarat | India | Small port |
| | Lakhan-jo-daro | Sukkur District | Sindh | Pakistan | major unexcavated site (greater than 300 hectares) |
| 1922 | Larkana | Larkana District | Sindh | Pakistan | |
| | Loteshwar | Patan District | Gujarat | India | Ancient archaeological site |
| 1953 | Lothal | Ahmedabad District | Gujarat | India | 1931; excavated by NG Majumdar. Located in Sindh, Pakistan, on the banks of the Indus River. With no citadel, it is merely an Indus site. Excavated items include bronze statues of bullock carts and ekkas as well as a small jar that appears to be a kink well. Bead making factory, dockyard, button seal, fire altars, painted jar, earliest cultivation of rice (1800 BC) |
| | Manda, Jammu | Jammu District | Jammu & Kashmir | India | Northernmost Harappan site in Himalayan foothills |
| | Malwan | Surat District | Gujarat | India | Southernmost Harappan site in India |
| | Mandi | Muzaffarnagar district | Uttar Pradesh | India | |
| | Mehrgarh | Kachi District | Balochistan | Pakistan | Earliest agricultural community (7000-5000 BC) |
| | Mitathal | Bhiwani District | Haryana | India | |
| 1922 | Mohenjo-Daro | Larkana District | Sindh | Pakistan | 1922; excavated by RD Bannerji Located in Sindh's Larkana district on the banks of the Indus River (Pakistan). The site's unique features are the Assembly Hall, Collegiate Building, and Great Bath. An excavated artifact includes a piece of woven cotton and the seal of Pashupati Mahadeva, or proto-Shiva. Great Bath (the biggest bath ghat), Great granary, Bronze dancing girl, Bearded man, terracotta toys, Bull seal, Pashupati seal, three cylindrical seals of the Mesopotamian type, a piece of woven cloth |
| | Morodharo | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | Fortified settlement. Mature and late Harappan phases of civilisation found. Harappan jar shards, burial cairns, boundary stones to mark graves found. Closely resembles Dholavira and has evidence of being an ancient seaport. |
| | Nageshwar | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | Shell working site |
| | Navinal | Kutch district | Gujarat | India | |
| | Nausharo near Dadhar | Kachi District | Balochistan | Pakistan | |
| | Ongar | Hyderabad | Sindh | Pakistan | |
| | Pabumath | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | A large building complex, unicorn seal, shell bangles, beads, copper bangles, needles, antimony rods, steatite micro beads; pottery include large and medium size jars, beaker, dishes, dish-on-stand, perforated jars etc.; fine red pottery with black painted designs etc. |
| | Pathani Damb | Makran | Balochistan | Pakistan | At 100 hectares, this has the potential to be another city. |
| | Pir Shah Jurio | Karachi | Sindh | Pakistan | |
| | Pirak | Sibi | Balochistan | Pakistan | |
| | Rakhigarhi | Hisar District | Haryana | India | Terracotta wheels, toys, figurines, pottery. Large site, partially excavated |
| | Rangpur | Ahmedabad District | Gujarat | India | Seaport |
| | Rehman Dheri | Dera Ismail Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | |
| | Rojdi | Rajkot District | Gujarat | India | |
| | Rupar | Rupnagar District | Punjab | India | |
| | Sanauli | Baghpat District | Uttar Pradesh | India | Burial site with 125 burials found, copper antenna sword with a hilt and first time chariots were discovered |
| | Sheri Khan Tarakai | Bannu District | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan | pottery, lithic artifact |
| | Shikarpur, Gujarat | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | Food habit details of Harappans |
| | Shortugai | Darqad District | Takhar Province | Afghanistan | |
| | Siswal | Hisar (district) | Haryana | India | |
| | Sokhta Koh | Makran | Balochistan | Pakistan | Pottery |
| | Sothi near Baraut | Bagpat district | Uttar Pradesh | India | |
| 1964 | Surkotada | Kutch District | Gujarat | India | Excavated in 1972 by JP Joshi. Located between the Sabarmati and Bhogavo rivers. Here, there is proof of a horse burial, an oval grave, and a pit burial. Bones of a horse (only site) |
| | Sutkagan Dor | Makran | Balochistan | Pakistan | Bangles of clay, westernmost-known site of IVC |
| | Tigrana | Bhiwani district | Haryana | India | Houses, pottery, terracotta, seals with script, semi-precious stones, evidence of crop cultivation and anima; domestication. |
| | Vejalka | Botad district | Gujarat | India | pottery |

## Context of IVC sites and cultures

Wider context of the IVC includes the following:
* Meluhha
** Indus–Mesopotamia relations
** Conflict with the Akkadians and Neo-Sumerians
* List of inventions and discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization
** Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization
** Sanitation of the Indus Valley Civilisation
* Periodisation of the Indus Valley Civilisation
** Pottery in the Indian subcontinent
** Bara culture, subtype of Late-Harappan Phase
** Cemetery H culture (2000-1400 BC), early Indo-Aryan pottery at IVC sites later evolved into Painted Grey Ware culture of Vedic period
** Black and red ware, belonging to Neolithic and Early-Harappan phases
** Sothi-Siswal culture, subtype of Early-Harappan Phase