Alamgirpur
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Overview
Alamgirpur, on the Hindon in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, is the easternmost Harappan site. The civilisation's other limits are Manda (north), Daimabad (south) and Sutkagen Dor (west).
It was excavated by Y. D. Sharma in 1958–59, and it showed that Harappan culture reached the Ganga–Yamuna doab.
Finds include Harappan pottery, beads and a fragment of cloth impression on a trough.
The site belongs to the late Harappan phase.
The site is in western Uttar Pradesh.
It was a small Harappan settlement.
It shows that the Harappans lived as far east as the Ganga–Yamuna doab.
It is also known as Parasaram-ka-Khera.
Geography and key facts
- Meerut, UP; on the Hindon
- Easternmost Harappan site
- Excavated 1958–59
- Late Harappan phase
- Ganga–Yamuna doab
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the extent of the civilisation.
Note for UPSC
UP; the easternmost Harappan site.
Harappan sites are asked with their state or river and their distinctive finds.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Alamgirpur yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Harappan site
- State / UT
- Uttar Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 29.003°N, 77.485°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.