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The biggest Harappan site in India is
1. Rakhigarhi
2. Dholavira
3. Kalibangan
4. Lothal

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Rakhigarhi

The correct answer is Rakhigarhi.

  • Rakhigarhi in Haryana is the largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent.
  • At Rakhigarhi, the excavations are being done to trace its beginnings and to study its gradual evolution from 6000 BCE (Pre-Harappan phase) to 2500 BCE.
    • The site was excavated by Amarendra Nath of ASI.
  • Major Findings at the Site
    • The mature Harappan phase is represented by a planned township having mud-brick as well as burnt-brick houses with a proper drainage system.
    • A cylindrical seal with 5 Harappan characters on one side and a symbol of an alligator on the other is an important find from this site.
    • Recently, a study of DNA from skeletal remains excavated from the Harappan cemetery at Rakhigarhi found that the people in the Harappan Civilization have an independent origin.
  • Other large sites of Harappan civilization on the Indian sub-continent are Harappa, Mohenjodaro, and Ganveriwala in Pakistan and Dholavira (Gujarat) in India.

  • Harappan Civilization is also known as Indus Valley Civilization.
  • It was found around 2500 BC, in the western part of South Asia, in contemporary Pakistan and Western India.
  • The Indus Valley was home to the largest of the four ancient urban civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China.
  • Kalibangan in Rajasthan was a major provincial capital of the Indus Valley Civilization.
  • Lothal is famous for the discovery of several ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization.
    • Lothal is located between the Sabarmati river and its tributary Bhogavo.

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