Unraveling important Indus Valley Civilization sites.
Harappa
Harappa is a large village presently in the province of
Punjab in Pakistan
.
The old path of the Ravi River runs to the north of the site.
It was the first sight to be excavated.
Mohenjo-Daro
Mohenjo-daro is located off the right (west) bank of the
lower Indus river
in
Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
Meaning of Mohenjo-daro is ‘
mound of the dead men’.
Lothal
Located near Gujarat on Bhogva river near the Gulf of Cambay.
Dockyard
was found which may have been used to ship goods to other civilizations like Mesopotamia.
Dholavira
Dholavira is located in Gujarat, Rann of Kutchchh
Signboard discovered in Dholavira contains inscriptions of the Indus valley civilization that have not yet been deciphered.
Kalibangan
Kalibangan is located in Rajasthan on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar.
The site has both pre-Harappan and Harappan remains.
Kalibangan gets its name from the dense dispersion of
black bangle shards
discovered on the surface of its mounds.