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Revision note: Harappan Civilisation: Sites, Town Planning and Phases

  • Discovered 1921 (Harappa, Daya Ram Sahni), 1922 (Mohenjo-daro, R.D. Banerji); Marshall announced 1924
  • Mature phase c. 2600–1900 BCE; Bronze Age; 1,500+ sites; ~1.3 million sq km
  • Limits: Manda (N), Daimabad (S), Alamgirpur (E), Sutkagen-dor (W); Shortughai trading outpost
  • Great Bath – Mohenjo-daro; dockyard – Lothal; ploughed field – Kalibangan; three-part city – Dholavira (UNESCO 2021); no citadel – Chanhudaro; largest in India – Rakhigarhi
  • Grid streets, citadel + lower town, burnt bricks 1:2:4, covered drains, no clear palaces/temples
  • Script: ~400 signs, right to left, undeciphered
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