It’s been so long since We heard something about the ancient Harappans who lived on the Indian subcontinent as unearthed first by eminent Indian archaeologist Rakhal Das Bannerjee in the now world-famous ruins of the Indus Valley/ Saraswati civilisation between 1918-22. The Times of India reports that after two weeks of excavation, archaeologists have found remains of yet another pre-Harappan site in an excavation on site that has covered merely a five square km area as yet.
The archeologists in Kutch have found remains of another pre-Harappan site that is obvious of a thriving human settlement in the district. The archeologists trust that the structure they uncovered takes after a cemetery having a place with the Harappan times demonstrating the nearness of human settlement in the territory.
The ruins were discovered by a group of archeologists from Kutch University and Kerala University following two weeks of unearthing at the site close Nani Khatia town in Lakhpat taluka, around 102 KM far from Bhuj. The area of excavation stretches around five square km.
The stones found from the site strongly suggest a presence of over 100 burial sites in the area. The head of the Department of Archaeology of Kutch University, Subash Bhandari believes that this settlement at Dholavira existed at the same time when the most distinguished Indus Valley Civilization site, was blossoming.
Bhandari further added that his team has founded pottery shards, beads and broken bangles from the site. Similar shards and beads were excavated from the burial sites at the Harappa as well. Bhandari mentioned that the finding of similar stones from this site lends greater credence to a presence of more burial sites in the environs. Bhandari says that there are more than 100 burial sites in the area and now they will dig 10 to 15 trenches for further excavation.
Chances of human settlement?
The archeologists state that the likelihood of a human settlement has more grounded because of numerous reasons. There is a waterway streaming adjacent and archeologists have additionally discovered a few blocks and a couple of different relics. The researchers are currently chipping away at enumerating and breaking down them for exact dating and relevance.
Bricks and some other items excavated are examined to determine the era to which they belong. A preliminary survey of the area was started by both the universities in 2016 using differential geographic positioning system (DGPS) and drones to get details of the geomorphology and topography of the landscape.
A couple of days back, archaeologists discovered a couple’s skeleton in a similar grave in Haryana, which as per them is the first anthropologically affirmed joint internment of a couple in any Harappan burial ground.
The grave was excavated from the Harappan settlements at Rakhigarhi in Haryana, 150km northwest of Delhi. Indeed, even with this grave, pottery and bowls were discovered buttressing the case that the Harappans put stock in eternal life.