Bhagwanpura, Haryana
Location | Haryana, India |
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Region | Thanesar, Kurukshetra district, Haryana |
Coordinates | 30°04′N 76°57′E / 30.067°N 76.950°E |
History | |
Cultures | Cemetery H culture, Painted Grey Ware culture |
Bhagwanpura, also known as Baghpur, is a village in
An archaeological museum at Sheikh Chilli's Tomb complex in Kurukshetra established by the Archaeological Survey of India consists of archaeological finds like a humped bull-shaped carnelian pendant, terracotta beads and semi-precious stones from sites in Bhagwanpura.[4]
Overview
Bhagwanpura shows one period of habitation, with two sub-periods:[5]
- Sub-period IA: late Harappan culture (c. 1700–1300 BCE)
- Sub-period IB: overlap between late Harappan and PGW culture (c. 1400–1000 BCE)
During sub-period IA, the late Harappan people lived in houses of burnt brick and built mud platforms to protect against flooding. During sub-period IB, the late Harappan pottery continued, but a new form of pottery (the PGW) was introduced. Initially, the PGW people lived in thatched
Some scholars believe that the burnt bricks (square, rectangular, and wedge-shaped) from sub-period IB were not in fact used for building houses, but for the construction of
See also
References
- 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archivedfrom the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Ghaggar River | Fundstellen im Internet | cyclopaedia.net". Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ India9
- ^ "Archaeological Museum, Thanesar". Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ J.P. Joshi (1993), Excavation at Bhagwanpura 1975 - 76 : and other explorations & excavations 1975 - 81 in Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab. Archaeological Survey of India
- ^ Joshi (1993)
- ^ J.M. Kenoyer (2006), "Cultures and Societies of the Indus Tradition. In Historical Roots" in the Making of ‘the Aryan’, R. Thapar (ed.), pp. 21–49. New Delhi, National Book Trust.