Harappa And Mesopotamian Civilization
Harappa
A large well and bathing platforms are remains of Harappa's final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BC.
Shown within Pakistan
Location
Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates
30°37′44″N 72°51′50″ECoordinates: 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″E
Type
Settlement
Area
150 ha (370 acres)
History
Periods
Harappan 1 to Harappan 5
Cultures
Indus Valley Civilization
Site notes
Condition
Ruined
Ownership
Public
Public access
Yes
Harappans is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 km (15 mi) west of Sahiwal. The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River. The current village of Harappa is 6 km (3.7 mi) from the ancient site. Although modern Harappa has a railway station left from the period of British Raj, it is today just a small crossroads town of population 15,000.
The site of the ancient city contains the ruins of a Bronze Age fortified city, which was part of the Cemetery H culture and the Indus Valley Civilization, centered in Sindh and the Punjab.[1] The city is believed to have had as many as 23,500 residents and occupied about 150 hectares (370 acres) at its greatest extent during the Mature Harappan phase (2600–1900 BC), which is considered large for its time.[2][3][4] Per archaeological convention of naming a previously unknown civilization by its first excavated site, the Indus Valley Civilization is also called the Harappan Civilization.
The ancient city of Harappa was heavily damaged under the British rule, when bricks from the ruins were used as track ballast in the making of the Lahore-Multan Railroad. In 2005, a controversial amusement park scheme at the site was abandoned when builders unearthed many archaeological artifacts during the early stages of construction work. A plea from the prominent Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani to the Ministry of Culture resulted in a restoration of the site.[5]
History
Location of Harappa in the Indus Valley and extent of Indus Valley
A large well and bathing platforms are remains of Harappa's final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BC.
Shown within Pakistan
Location
Sahiwal District, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates
30°37′44″N 72°51′50″ECoordinates: 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″E
Type
Settlement
Area
150 ha (370 acres)
History
Periods
Harappan 1 to Harappan 5
Cultures
Indus Valley Civilization
Site notes
Condition
Ruined
Ownership
Public
Public access
Yes
Harappans is an archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 km (15 mi) west of Sahiwal. The site takes its name from a modern village located near the former course of the Ravi River. The current village of Harappa is 6 km (3.7 mi) from the ancient site. Although modern Harappa has a railway station left from the period of British Raj, it is today just a small crossroads town of population 15,000.
The site of the ancient city contains the ruins of a Bronze Age fortified city, which was part of the Cemetery H culture and the Indus Valley Civilization, centered in Sindh and the Punjab.[1] The city is believed to have had as many as 23,500 residents and occupied about 150 hectares (370 acres) at its greatest extent during the Mature Harappan phase (2600–1900 BC), which is considered large for its time.[2][3][4] Per archaeological convention of naming a previously unknown civilization by its first excavated site, the Indus Valley Civilization is also called the Harappan Civilization.
The ancient city of Harappa was heavily damaged under the British rule, when bricks from the ruins were used as track ballast in the making of the Lahore-Multan Railroad. In 2005, a controversial amusement park scheme at the site was abandoned when builders unearthed many archaeological artifacts during the early stages of construction work. A plea from the prominent Pakistani archaeologist Ahmad Hasan Dani to the Ministry of Culture resulted in a restoration of the site.[5]
History
Location of Harappa in the Indus Valley and extent of Indus Valley