Chronology of Excavations
Year |
Name of agency |
Led by |
1963 | Archaeological Survey of India | ASI |
1969 | Kurukshetra University | Dr. Suraj Bhan |
1997-2000 | Archaeological Survey of India | Dr. Amarendra Nath |
2011-2016 | Deccan College | Dr. Vasant Shinde |
2021-onwards | Archaeological Survey of India | Dr. Vasant Shinde |
Rakhigarhi
The Indus River Valley flourished between the years 3300-1300 BCE. It covered the areas of northeast Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Northwest India, respectively. The Harappan civilization all emerged and flourished in the Indus River Valley. The Archaeological Survey of India supervised the excavation of Rakhigarhi, the largest among the Harappan sites.
The Indus Valley civilization is always of utmost importance to our country because of many findings, such as widely used standardized weights and measurements today. The use of various metals like copper, lead, bronze, and tin started in that era in the Indus River Valley. The metallurgy department became popular after the discovery of these metals. The Indus script describes a lot about the Indus Valley Civilization; however, the writing is not understood well enough, so people have little knowledge about the organizational and governmental details.