Bhirrana
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Overview
Bhirrana is an archaeological site in Fatehabad district of Haryana, on the dried bed of the Ghaggar river system.
Excavations show a long sequence from pre-Harappan to mature Harappan phases, and dates obtained from the site place its earliest layers among the oldest known in the Harappan world. A small figurine of a dancing girl was found here on a pottery fragment.
Finds at Bhirrana include pottery from the Hakra ware phase, which helps trace how the Harappan culture grew out of earlier village farming communities.
Geography and key facts
- Fatehabad district, Haryana
- On the Ghaggar (Sarasvati) river system
- Sequence from pre-Harappan to mature Harappan
- Among the oldest dated Harappan settlements
Why it matters for UPSC
Haryana's Harappan sites – Rakhigarhi, Banawali, Bhirrana, Kunal – come up in site-and-state matching questions.
Note for UPSC
Haryana; one of the oldest Harappan sites.
Harappan sites are asked with their state or river and their distinctive finds.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Bhirrana yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Harappan site
- State / UT
- Haryana
- Coordinates
- 29.554°N, 75.565°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilisation (map lesson)
- Harappan Civilisation: Sites, Town Planning and Phases (map lesson)