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| 4th millennium bc architecture | |
| ancient india | |
| archaeological sites in pakistan | |
| bronze age | |
| cities and towns in punjab pakistan | |
| indus valley sites | |
| sahiwal district | |
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] Harappa is a City in Punjab , northeast Pakistan , located beside a former course of the Ravi River ; about 35km southwest of Sahiwal . The modern town is built beside the remains of an Ancient Fortifed city, which was part of the Cemetery H and the Indus Valley Civilization . The city existed from about 3300 BCE until 1600 BCE [2 . The town was believed to have as many as 40,000 residents, large for a city of its time. In 2005 a controversial Amusement Park scheme at the site was abandoned when builders encountered large quantities of artifacts during the beginning of construction work. A plea from the prominent Pakistani archaeologist Ahmed Hasan Dani to the Ministry of Culture resulted in a re-survey of the site and cancellation of the project amid accusations of corruption and incompetence. Notes {Link without Title} The earliest Radiocarbon Dating mentioned on the web is 2725+-185 BCE (uncalibrated) or 3338, 3213, 3203 BCE calibrated, giving a midpoint of 3251 BCE. Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark (1991) Urban process in the Indus Tradition: A preliminary report. In Harappa Excavations, 1986-1990: A multidisciplanary approach to Third Millennium urbanism, edited by Richard H. Meadow: 29-59. Monographs in World Archaeology No.3. Prehistory Press, Madison Wisconsin. {Link without Title} Periods 4 and 5 are not dated at Harappa. The termination of the Harappan tradition at Harappa falls between 1900 and 1500 BCE. {Link without Title} Mohenjo-daro is another major city of the same period, located in Sindh province of Pakistan . EXTERNAL LINKS
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