Science: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Harappan: Sites and Monuments

From Dawn, Archaeologists said that it was a big loss because the wall located in the DKG area was unique in the entire Indus Valley civilization sites.

Photos and commentary from Mark Felten, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Banawali Mound lies 14 kms, north-west of Fatehbad on the right bank of the Rangoi Nala. It is spread over an 1kmsq area and is 10 meters high.

A description of the Harappan site at Dholavira.

Salt may have been a reason for the citys location, and in ancient times it may have had a channel to the sea.

Features articles on Banawali, Dholavira, and Burzahom, archaeological sites in India.

An article in The South Asian describing excavations at the village of Rakhigarhi, about 150km from Delhi.

Short descriptions of the Harappan towns of Dholavira, Lothal, and Surkotda.

From Dawn, Dokri taluka council representatives held a demonstration in Moenjodaro to draw attention of the authorities to dilapidated state of the pre-historic site.

From Dawn, the government is likely to revive the National Fund for Moenjodaro (NFM) to look after relics at the site, Moenjodaro curator Irshad Ahmad Rind was told by the director, southern circle of the archaeology department.