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Discovered by J.P Joshi/Rabindra Singh (1990) Located in Khadir Beyt, Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.The biggest site in India, until the discovery of Rakhigarhi.House had a front entrance (exception).At Gujarat near Bhogava river, discovered by S.R.Known as the third capital of the Indus Empire.Horse remains ( even though Indus valley people didn’t use horses).At Rajasthan on the banks of river Ghaggar, discovered by A.Ghosh (1953).Pre-Harappan culture – Jhangar Culture and Jhukar Culture.– discovered by Gopal Majumdar and Mackey (1931) Believed to have been destructed by flood or invasion(Destruction was not gradual).Great Bath, Great Granary, Dancing Girl, Man with Beard, Cotton, Assembly hall.Indus Valley Sites and Specialties Harappa Indus Valley Civilisation (Explainer Video) Sugar cane not cultivated, horse, iron not used.Bodies were buried in wooden coffins, but during the later stages ‘H symmetry culture’ evolved where bodies were buried in painted burial urns.Stone weights, seals, special beads, copper tools, long stone blades etc.Red pottery painted with designs in black.The city was divided into Citadel(west) and Lower Town(east).Banerji – Larkana district, Sind, Pakistan. Harappan Sites discovered by – Dayaram Sahni (1921) – Montgomery district, Punjab, Pakistan.But early Indus Valley Civilization had existed even before BC.2700. The time period of the mature Indus Valley Civilization is estimated between BC. Indus Valley Civilization was the first major civilization in South Asia, which spread across a vast area of land in present-day India and Pakistan (around 12 lakh sq.km).