Question

Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct with respect to Kalibangan Indus Valley Site of Rajasthan?

1. Discovered by Brijvasilal Amlanand in 1953 and Excavated by Ghosh in 1961.

2. Evidence of well-ploughed field growing Wheat and Millet were found.

3. Houses excavated in sites were made from baked bricks.

1. 1 Only
2. 1 and 2 Only
3. 2 and 3 Only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1, 2 and 3

1, 2 and 3 are NOT correct.

• Kalibangan discovered by Amlanand Ghosh in 1953.
• The site was later excavated by Brijvasilal in 1961.
• There was evidence of growing Barley and Mustard are found on the site.
• Houses were made from Raw bricks (from mud) not baked brick.
• Hence statement 1, 2 and 3 are not correct.

• Kalibangan site located on the bank of river Ghaghhar in Hanumangarh District.
  • The site Kalibangan - literally means 'black bangles'.
  • It derives its name for the dense distribution of the fragments of black bangles which were found at the surface of its mounds.
  • The citadel complex is roughly a parallelogram.
  • The wall is made of mud bricks in a ratio of 4:2:1, with mud plaster on both the inner and outer faces.
  • House drains of mud-brick and wood discharged into jars in the streets, above the ground.
  • The drainage system was not properly developed
  • Cylindrical seal of Mesopotamia is found here.
  • Fire altars were also built in residences where a room was apparently earmarked for them.
  • Evidence regarding cooking practices is revealed by the presence of both underground and overground varieties of mud ovens inside the houses.
  • The wheat grains were most likely stored in cylindrical pits lined with lime plaster, which have been discovered at the site.