Excavations at Madina
Excavations at Madina, District Rohtak, Haryana 2007-08: A Report
Manmohan Kumar M.D. University, Rohtak Vasant Shinde Deccan College, Pune Akinori Uesugi Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto Vivek Dangi M.D. University, Rohtak Sajjan Kumar M.D. University, Rohtak Vijay Kumar M.D. University, Rohtak
ABSTRACT
It has been a matter of immense debate whether there was a hiatus between the Late Harappan culture and the Painted Grey Ware culture. Although many sites have been excavated in order to reveal this problem and the archaeological evidence from some sites like Bhagwanpura indicate that there was an overlap between two cultures, it has never been explained what the nature of the overlap or relations was. The excavations at Madina has revealed that some traits of the Late Harappan culture like pottery and faience technology continued into the Painted Grey Ware culture. This indicates that the Late Harappan culture was neither totally replaced by the Painted Grey Ware culture nor the Late Harappan culture developed to form the Painted Grey Ware culture. This evidence from Madina provides new clues to understand the relations between two cultures.
INTRODUCTION adjacent to the Mokhra Minor. At present this site is partially occupied by the Bhoot Nath temple, while The Department of History of M.D. University, rest of the area is under cultivation. The site occupies Rohtak and Deccan College, Pune, under the an area of about 1 ha. This site has yielded Late direction of Prof. Manmohan Kumar and Prof. Vasant Harappan pottery (Surender Singh 1989: 20). Shinde assisted by Sajjan Kumar, Vijay Kumar and Vivek Dangi conducted archaeological excavations Madina-2 (76°30'05"N and 29°02'55"E) at a site in the jurisdiction of the Madina village. This site is located about of 2 km southwest of the The Madina village is 15 km east of the Meham village. A cart track from the village leads to the site. town and about the same distance from the district This site occupies an area of about 3 ha and is about 3 headquarters Rohtak on National Highway (NH) no. m in height. The ceramic industries represented at the 10. The village is about 90 km northwest of Delhi. site are the Late Harappan pottery, the Painted Grey There are seven archaeological sites in the revenue Ware (hereafter called PGW), the Black Slipped Ware jurisdiction of the village (Figure 1). The details of the (hereafter called BSW) and early historical pottery sites are given below. (Surender Singh 1989: 20)
Madina-1 (76°30'15"N and 29°04'02"E) Madina-3 (76°25'11.8"N and 29°12'00"E) This site lies about 1.5 km to the west of the village The site Madina-3 is located about 3 km southwest
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Figure 1 Map showing the location of Madina and main Late Harappan and PGW sites of the village on the left side of the Mokhra Minor. Medieval pottery was reported from the site (Surender This site is locally known as Khera. Most of the site Singh 1889: 21), but the late Kushana pottery, bricks has been levelled for an agricultural purpose. The and coins were also found (Dangi 2006) southern part of the mound is still intact. The mound is about 1.5 m high from the ground level. The PGW Madina-5 (76°30'50"N and 29°33'45"E) and BSW can easily be picked up from this site This site is about 2.5 km east of the village and is (Surender Singh 1989: 20) about 800 m north of a radio station. A kuccha road from the Shital Baba temple leads to the site. The site Madina-4 (76°33'55"N and 29°33'20"E) is situated on a very high sand-dune of about 8 m This site lies about 2 km west of the village and is high. This site spreads over an area of 1.7 ha and has about 400 m north of NH no.10. A road leading to yielded evidence of the Harappan and Late Harappan the Shital Baba temple divides this site. This site is periods. The pottery recovered from the site is akin to located on sand-dunes, which are about 5 m high the pottery from Bedwa-2 (Dangi, 2006). and spread over an area of about 2 ha. Initially only
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Madina-6 (76°30'02"N and 29°03'25"E) is associated with Layer (9). Only one floor level of This site is about 1.5 km west of the village and is this phase was encountered during the excavations. about 500 m south of NH no.10. The entire site is The inhabitants used Grey Ware (hereafter called under cultivation. It occupies an area of about 1.5 GW) and PGW (10%) along with associated red ha. The ceramic recovered from the site during the ware (Figures 31 and 51-53). The GW is thick and of explorations includes the PGW and associated red dark grey in colour and has usual shapes found in such ware (Dangi 2006). ware. The PGW is of medium fabric and the average thickness of sherds is 3.05 mm. Dishes and bowls Madina -7 (76°32'30"N and 29°05'30"E) are main shapes of the ware (Figure 31: 28-35). The This site located about 2 km north of the village. The associated red ware is of thick fabric, while sherds of Madina-Girawad road divides the site. This is about medium fabric are also quite common. The common 2 ha in size and has been levelled for cultivation. The shapes in the red ware include vases and miniature PGW and early historical pottery were found during pots (Figure 31: 36-37). Only one faience bangle the exploration (Dangi 2006). piece (plano-convex) was found in this phase ( Figure 116). EXCAVATION AT MADINA- 3 Phase-II Excavations at Madina-3 were conducted during Layer (8), which is of compact in nature and light February-March and September 2008. Initially this yellowish in colour, belongs to this phase. Only a thin site spread over an area of 2 ha, but now only less than deposit of 13 cm having only one floor level in it was half a hectare is intact. The site had yielded the PGW identified. and BSW earlier. But during the recent explorations Pottery found in this phase is both of Grey and Red sherds of the Late Harappan pottery and antiquities ware tradition (Figures 32 and 54-57). The GW (40 were also found. %) is of medium fabric with the average thickness of The excavations at the site were undertaken in order 4.19 mm. While the PGW (60 %) is of medium fabric to study any linkage between the Late Harappan and with an average thickness of 3.05 mm. The thickness PGW cultures and to know about the settlement of this ware ranges between 2.91 and 3.20 mm. The pattern of the PGW culture in this area. Since the site common shapes in both these ware are bowls and is quite small in size and has an habitation deposit dishes (Figure 32: 38-46). of only about 1.40 m in thickness, the site was taken The associated red ware is both handmade (10 %) up for horizontal excavations. In all 16 trenches and wheel-made. The handmade pottery is very thick measuring 5 × 5 m were laid on the site (Figure 2). and is of coarse fabric. Mostly basins are found in During the excavations, eight habitational phases of this ware (Figure 32: 49). The wheel-made pottery is the PGW culture were encountered. The details of the mostly made on slow wheel (Figure 32: 47, 48, 50- excavations are as following. 60). The main shapes in this ware include jars, bowls and basins. The pottery made on fast wheel is about Phase-I 40 % of the total red ware. This is of medium fabric The earliest habitants at the site settled on the having jars, vases, etc. Some sherds of Late Harappan yellowish compact kankary earth. They dug the tradition were also found in this phase. postholes in the natural soil and erected circular huts. Total deposit of this phase is 30 cm in thickness and
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Phase-III which can be termed as PGW, though no paintings Layer (7) having two floor levels belongs to this phase on them are found. The average thickness of the ware (Figure 3). The first floor level is brownish compact in is 3.0 mm. The common shapes in the ware are bowls nature and the second one is greyish compact. Total and dishes. deposit of this phase is only 10 cm. The PGW is mostly of medium fabric (90 %) and The pottery of this phase is both of grey and red only 8 % can be termed as of thick variety. Dishes and colour (Figures 33 and 58-63). The former category bowls of this ware have paintings mostly on the inner has GW (70 %), PGW (28 %) and chocolate-coloured side (Figure 33: 63-70). Mostly the black colour and ware (2 %). The GW of thick variety is 10 %. The occasionally sepia is used for paintings. average thickness of the ware is 5 mm. The pottery of The chocolate-coloured ware consists of 2 % of the medium fabric is about 80 % with average thickness assemblage representing bowls, dishes and sharp edge of 3.76 mm. Only 10 % of the GW is of fine variety, bowls. The average thickness of the ware is 3.50 mm.
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The red ware is of thick and medium fabric, around its circumference was also found. representing incurved bowls, vases, basins, storage jars, etc (Figure 33: 71-74). Phase-IV This phase has yielded terracotta toy-cart wheel, The total deposit of this phase is about 15 cm in biconical and ghata-shaped beads, one bone point and thickness and Layer (6), having two floor levels, faience bangle pieces (including one heart-shaped) represents this phase (Figure 4). Of the two floor (Figures 118-119). One terracotta disc having notches levels, the earlier one is compact yellowish in colour,
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Figure 12 Madina Excavated features from Phase-VII, Trench D2 (1:100) while the later one is also compact but is of dark bulk of ceramic is slow wheel made (65 %). About brownish in colour. 20 % is thrown on fast wheel. The colour of this ware This phase represents the full dvelopment of the varies from pale red to ochre colour. Jars, basins, vases, PGW from the simple GW and red ware tradition. water vessels, storage jars etc. are the common shapes The array of the wares includes GW (40 %), PGW (30 of this ware. The Late Harappan ware is made of well %), BSW (8 %) and the black ware (22 %) (Figures levigated clay and is well fired. The common shape in 34, 35, 64-68). The GW of this phase is mostly of this ware is the vase. medium variety. The PGW is of thin variety having Only two ghata-shaped beads were found in the paintings on both interior and exterior (Figure 34: 77- layer of this phase (Figure 123). 92). The BSW is of medium to thick fabric and the only shape represented in this ware is bowl. The black Phase-V ware is of medium fabric and has bowls and dishes as Layer (5), having two floor levels with a deposit of common shapes. 12 cm in thickness, represents this phase (Figure 5). Of the total red ware, only 5 % is of the Late The earlier floor is greenish ashy compact one and Harappan tradition (Figure 34: 75-76). The rest is has ochre flooring. The later floor level is brownish in of the red ware belong to the PGW culture (Figure colour mixed with kankars. 34: 93-101). The red ware is made of ill levigated clay Among the pottery (Figures 36 and 69-72), the half having grain husk and straw mixed in it. The firing of of grey ware pottery includes GW (50 %), PGW (40 the pots is inadequate as is reflected in the core of the %), chocolate-coloured ware (8 %) and black ware sherds, which is either smoky or grey in colour. Of (2 %). Of the GW (Figure 36: 103-115), 35 % is of the total red ware 15 % is handmade, while the major thick variety, 50 % is of medium fabric, while 15 % is
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Figure 13 Madina General view of the mound, from east
Figure 14 Madina General view of the mound, from west
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Figure 15 Madina General view of the excavation trenches, from east
Figure 16 Madina General view of the excavation trenches, from south
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Figure 17 Madina Cross section of the excavation trench ZD1, from north
Figure 18 Madina Cross section of the excavation trench C1
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Figure 19 Madina Excavated features of Phase-IV in the excavation trench ZD1, from west
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Figure 20 Madina Excavated features of Phase-V in the excavation trench ZD1, from northwest
Figure 21 Madina Excavated features of Phase-VII in the excavation trench ZD1, from northwest
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Figure 22 Madina Excavated features of Phase-IV in the excavation trench ZD1, from north
Figure 23 Madina Excavated features of Phase-VIII in the excavation trench B1, from west
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Figure 24 Madina Excavated features of Phase-VIII in the excavation trench B1, from east
Figure 25 Madina Excavated features of Phase-VII in the excavation trench C1, from east
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Figure 26 Madina Excavated features of various phases in the excavation trench D1, from east
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Figure 27 Madina Excavated features of Phase-VI in the excavation trench D1, from northwest
Figure 28 Madina Hearth of Phase-VII in the excavation trench D2, from east
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The grey-coloured pottery has both plain GW and lined structures were found. These chulhas had mostly PGW (Figure 37: 125-138, Figure 38: 139-140). the north-south orientation. There are instances of A few sherds of BSW are also found. The PGW is change of orientation of these chulhas. The kitchens of thin fabric and consists of 25.92 % of total grey- generally have small round mud seats for sitting. The coloured assemblage. It is generally 2.0 mm to 3.0 diameter of these mud seats is around 35 cm. mm thick. The painted designs are mostly confined to This phase has the evidences of two structural sub- the inner side. Generally black colour is preferred for phases. The former floor level is compact brownish- decoration while the use of chocolate colour is very ashy colour, while the latter is compact greenish one rare. having a mixture of kankars. These wattle-and-daub The bulk of pottery of this phase is plain GW of fine huts may have had thatched roofs. to medium fabric (55.55 %). The thickness of sherds The ceramic assemblages of this period include red ranges from 3.0 mm to 4.0 mm with average thickness ware and GW pottery (Figures 40-43 and 81-102). of about 3.43 mm. The thick GW has an average The red ware includes pottery of the Late Harappan thickness of about 6.02 mm (thickness ranging tradition (Figure 40: 160-161) as well as that generally between 5.70 mm and 6.60 mm). The common shapes found with the PGW. Of the total red ware 2 % of in the GW and PGW are bowls, dishes, small basins, pottery is of the Late Harappan traditions, which miniature pots, etc. is made of well-levigated clay and is well fired. This An iron arrowhead was found in this phase (Figure pottery consists of sherds of dish-on-stand, basins, 126). The hopscotches made of pot-sherds are the vases with round base, jars, storage jars, miniature only other antiquities belongings to this phase of vases, etc. which one is made of a BSW sherd and the rest on red The red ware, generally found with the PGW, is ware. both handmade (20 %) and wheel-made (Figure 43: 207-224). The clay used for the handmade pottery Phase-VII is generally mixed with wheat and rice husk and the This phase marks the mature phase of the settlement impression of the rice and wheat grains are quite at the site. The average deposit of this phase (Layer (3)) conspicuous. The colour of the pottery is generally is 20 cm in thickness and two structural phases are dull red or pale red, while burnished or dark grey found associated with this phase (Figures 6, 9, 11 and sherds are also common. The pottery is carelessly 12). potted and is ill fired as is attested by the grey or Most probably rectangular huts having sloping smokey core of the sherds. thatched roofs were in used. This is further attested by The wheel-made pottery constitute about 80 % the impression of bamboo, reed, etc., on the roofing of the total ceramic assemblage. Out of this 70 % is material. Strangely they did not construct the mud thrown on slow wheel and is of medium to coarse walls but used mud and reed screen plastered with fabric. The colour of this ware varies from red, mud as a substitute of walls. This is evident from a pale red, ocher to dull red. For the first time red large number of burnt clay lumps having impressions ware sherds show varied decorations in the form of of bamboo, wood and reed. paintings (0.5 %), incised design (5 %) and appliqué Their kitchens were just outside the huts and have designs (1.0 %). Bulk of design found in this ware mud windscreens. The chulhas or oven were ‘U’- is stamped designs (30 %). Common shapes in this shaped, while the hearths (haras) were of an oval pottery are vases, jars, pots, bowls, basins, miniature shape. Near the chulhas, postholes and a thin mud- pots, handled cups, pots with out-turned rims, etc.
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The fine red ware constitutes 9 % of the total red coarse red ware and 10 of medium fabric red ware. ware and made of well-levigated clay and is well fired. The discovery of a terracotta seal having emblem is Most of the sherds have red slip on them. None of the significant (Figure 127). fine red ware has painted designs, although incised and appliqué designs are found on some sherds. Phase-VIII Common shapes in this ware are vases, jars, basins, Layers (1) and (2) represent the latest phase at the site dishes, bowls with incurved rims, small basins, small and total deposit of this phase is 20 cm in thickness. bowls, jars with long and narrow neck, etc. The PGW culture was at its zenith during this phase. This phase has yielded a large number of antiquities. Two floor levels, the former being compact ashy The excavations has yielded five red coloured ghata- soil of grayish colour and the latter compact mixed shaped beads, seven bone points (tanged variety), with kankars, were found in the layers of this period two terracotta sling balls, one terracotta disc having (Figure 7). Since the surface of the site had very thick notched designs, one ivory bead, copper antimony vegetation, particularly that of kabuli keekar (aracacia) rods, one copper bead, iron arrowheads and points, whose roots have disturbed the area to the extent stone weights, querns and grinding stones, one that it was difficult to distinguish the postholes and terracotta grinder having stone chips, a terracotta the root holes. The huts of this phase may have had pendent and arecanut-shaped terracotta beads. thatched roofs. A typical hut had two big postholes Interesting is the discovery of a pear-shaped painted supporting beams and two smaller beams on both pot having two holes (Figures 42 and 91-94: 205). sides as is reflected in the presence of smaller posts This was perhaps a conch or a musical instrument. It (two on each side). These huts had walls made of split was blown from top, like flute and with holes musical bamboo screen plastered with mud on both sides. sound was controlled. The kitchens were just outside the huts where the A few antiquities of the Late Harappan traditions hearths were covered with small roof to protect them were also found. These include three pottery discs from wind and rain. The sides of the kitchens had a made of the Late Harappan pottery, terracotta animal thin mud wind-screen (3 cm thick). Orientation of figurines representing bull (Figure 131: 64), one the huts was generally directed from north to south. A single hubbed toy cart wheel, etc. A large number of large number of burnt clay lumps having bamboo and hopscotches made of pot-sherds were found in this reed impression were found, which give us idea about phase which includes six of GW, one of PGW, 70 of the structural activities.
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Interesting is the discovery of a big pit, which has this phase and some of these pits may have been used postholes on the edges. This was perhaps used for for firing the ceramics. In the rural area of Haryana, dwelling purpose. Another interesting discovery is a the potters generally fire their pots in the open pits. pottery clay-levigation pit. Similar pits are still used by The pottery of this phase, like the preceding phase, potters in the surrounding villages, where the potters is both of the red and grey ware industries (Figures levigate their clay before making pots. This type of 44-48 and 103-112). The red ware pottery is both pit called kumbal in Punjab were found during the handmade (33.70 %) and wheel-made (Figures 47- excavations conducted at Sanghol in Punjab (Sharma 48). The common shapes in the red ware are big basins and Sharma 1982: 72-82). A terracotta pottery and storage jars. The wheel-made pottery is generally dabber was also found near the pit. In the area of the of medium fabric and wheel made pottery forms excavations potters kiln was not encountered. But 29.42 % of the total pottery assemblage. Common there was a large number of refuge pits in the layers of shapes in this ware are storage jars, basins, bowls, small
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Figure 46 Madina Pottery from the Phase-VIII (1:3) excavation. here in this paper, so far as our site is concerned, it is clear that there is a continuation of the Harappan CHRONOLOGY tradition until the onset of the PGW culture towards the end of second millennium BCE. Some percentage In the absence of any radiocarbon material for of the total red ware pottery is the Harappan pottery. establishing the chronology, we had to depend This means that the inhabitants continued to use the on either thermo-luminiscence (TL) dating or Late Harappan pottery during the PGW period but interpretation of archaeological evidence. The results they did not copy the shapes of the Late Harappan of TL dating are not yet available hence we are left Pottery as at Bhagwanpura. Instead they used dishes, with only archaeological data. An important result of dish-on-stand, basins, etc. of the Harappan tradition. the excavations is the discovery of the Late Harappan Not only the Late Harappan pottery but antiquities traits during the PGW period. This is not a new of Harappan traditions were also found in a good phenomenon as the excavations at Bhagwanpura, number, which include faience bangles, terracotta Dadaheri, Kathpalon and Manda have yielded similar biconical beads, hubbed toy-cart wheels, terracotta evidences. The excavator (late Shri J.P. Joshi) has bull figurines, etc. A good number of Late Harappan interpreted this as an interlocking between the Late sherds were fabricated into hopscotches also. Harappan and PGW cultures (Joshi 1993: 27-31). Most of the Harappan elements are found in the Although the feasibility of this theory is not discussed mature phase of the PGW, although the pottery of
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Figure 152 Madina Copper object from Phase-VIII (ca. 1:1)
- 168 - Excavations at Madina before the mature phase, i.e. to c. 1400 - 1200 BCE. SOCIO-POLITICAL STRUCTURE This is quite in consonance with the dating of the Late Harappan levels from Banawali and Bhagwanpura. The study of the remains found during the excavations Prof. Y.D. Sharma dated the Late Harappan phase at indicates that the inhabitants had rudimentary society Banawali on the basis of the pottery c. 2000 - 1400 with no urban contacts. Their antiquities were mostly BCE and later to c. 1460 - 1200 BCE (Sharma and locally made and the use of semiprecious stones for Sharma 1982: 34-35). At Bhagwanpura the overlap beads is very limited. The pottery of both the Late phase (Period IB) is dated to c. 1400 - 1000 BCE Harappan and PGW have standardization in shapes (Joshi 1993: 25). This is clearly indicated that the and paintings, which indicates some sort of social Late Harappan traits survived as late as 1000 B.C. structure. But on local levels the situation was quite or even later as is evident from the Madina evidence, different. where these traits continued up to 800 BCE or so The discovery of horse bones and the terracotta (see Appendix: the list of sites yielding both the Late figurine representing horse rider in the later phase of Harappan and PGW). the culture along with the toy-cart wheels points to Another important point which needs an attention the fact that the simple clan-based society gave way to is that copper is found at the site right from Phase- a centric aristocracy. These aristocrats used the Late II, but iron made its appearance for the first time Harappan pottery and other material along with fine in Phase-VI. On the basis of this we can very well PGW, while the bulk of population used plain GW, speculate a pre-iron PGW phase at the site. coarse GW and even handmade coarse red ware. The huts of the well-to-do people may have had more stably constructed house and mud-lined chulhas or ECONOMY ovens (haras), whereas the ordinary people lived in the thatched huts and their chulhas were very simple, The economy of the inhabitants of this culture was that is, these were dug into the soils without any mud based on agriculture and animal husbandry. The lining. evidences of rice and wheat are quite numerous in the form of husks and the impression of grains on the References pottery, seeds of jujube (ber) are the only evidence Surender Singh (1989) History and Archaeology of Meham of cultivation. Evidences of grasses and Bathua were Block, District Rohtak. Unpublished M. Phil. dissertation. obtained during the flotation of soil. M.D. Univesity, Rohtak. Dr. P.P. Jogleker studied the faunal remains from Dangi, Vivek (2006) Settlement Pattern of Meham Block (Rohtak). Unpublished M. Phil. desseration. Kurukshetra the site and has identified the following animals Univesity, Kurukshetra. and birds, viz. cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, dog, Sharma, Y.D. and G.B. Sharma (1982) ‘Bara Culture and its peacock/fowl, deer, wolf, antelope, tortoise, horse, Housing remains with special reference to Sanghol’, in pig, bandicoot, etc. Some of them are domesticated R.K. Sharma (ed.) Indian Archaeology - New Perspectives. species. The evidence of the wild animals are found pp.75-76. in the form of bones of wolf, dear and antelope. The Joshi, Jagat Pati (1993) Excavation at Bhagwanpura and prevalence of wild animals indicate that the hunting Other Explorations and Excavations 1975-1981 in also was practiced by people occasionally. Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab. Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India no. 89. Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi.
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Appendix: List of Late Harappan and PGW sites in Haryana
Abbreviations in this Appendix EH = Early Harappan, MH = Mature Harappan, LH = Late Harappan, PGW = Painted Grey Ware, OCP = Ochre-Coloured Pottery, BSW = Black Slipped Ware, BRW = Black-and-Red Ware
Abbreviations in the references HSHC = Haryana Study in History and Culture IAR = Indian Archaeology - A Review- JHS = Journal of Haryana Studies KURJ = Kurukshetra University Research Journal
Size No. Name of Village Location District Teh/Block/Taluka Cultural material Reference (ha) 29°03'00"N 1 Ahulana-III Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW, GW 4.80 Thakran 2000: 66-67 76°52'00"E 29o07'06"N Ashok Kumar 1990: 2 Ahulana Rohtak Kathura LH, PGW 0.90 76o38'50"E 90 28°58'56"N LH, PGW, GW, Surender Singh 3 Ajaib-II (Khera) Rohtak Meham 2.70 76o25'05"E BSW 1989: 15 28°45'08"N EH, LH, PGW, 4 Asauda Rohtak Bahadurgarh 4.80 Joon 1999: 13 76°05'23"E GW, Early Historic 29°48'50" Suraj Bhan 1975: 5 Bahola Karnal Karnal LH, PGW - 76°45'00"E 125 30°21'00" Manmohan Kumar 6 Bahloli-I Ambala Naraingarh LH, PGW 5.0 77°03'00"E 1978: 46 30°13'00" Suraj Bhan and 7 Bahni Theh Kurukshetra Kurukshetra EH (Siswal), LH - 77°02'500"E Shaffer 1978 30°20'00"N LH, PGW, Early Palahia 1964: 103- 8 Balana Ambala Ambala - 76°44'00"E Historic 111 29°38'45"N Amar Singh 1981: 9 Balarkha Jind Narwana LH 1.0 76°07'43"E 101 28°48'00"N 10 Baland Rohtak Kalanaur EH, LH - Lamba 1989: 33-34 76°35'00"E 28°58'00"N 11 Balawas II Hisar Hisar-I EH, LH 1.87 Rajesh 2008 75°50'00"E 29°12'00"N 12 Bali Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW 0.45 Thakran 2000: 67-68 76°54'00"E 28°53'00"N 13 Baliana Rohtak Rohtak EH, LH - IAR 1978-79: 9 76°43'00"E 28°53'20"N Kailash Kumar 1989: 14 Baliana II Rohtak Rohtak EH, LH 1.0 76°39'40”E 13 28°53'70"N EH, GW, BRW, 15 Baliana III Rohtak Rohtak 1.0 Silak Ram 1972: 48 76°39'50”E PGW 29°35'00"N Suraj Bhan 1975: 16 Bani Sirsa Sirsa EH, LH, PGW - 74°35'00"E 124 30°02'00"N 17 Banehra I Kaithal Gulha LH, PGW - IAR 1966-67: 13 76°25'00"E
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Size No. Name of Village Location District Teh/Block/Taluka Cultural material Reference (ha) 29°08'56"N Gulab Singh 1990: 18 Baroda Rohtak Mundlana LH, PGW 1.2 76°36'57"E 10 29°07'03"N EH, MH, LH, 19 Baroda II Rohtak Gohana 0.4 Thakran 2000: 69 76°36°07"E PGW 29°09'09"N 20 Baroda III Rohtak Gohana MH, LH, PGW 0.4 Thakran 2000: 401 76°35'02"E 29°07'20"N LH, PGW, Early 21 Barota Rohtak Gohana 1.0 Thakran 2000: 69 76°44'35" E Historic LH, PGW, Early 22 Basahra II - Panipat Panipat - - Historic 29°53'00"N LH, PGW, Early Manmohan Kumar 23 Baursham I Kurukshetra Thanesar 3.0 76°47'00"E Historic 1978: 76 30°24'00"N Manmohan Kumar 24 Behloli-I Ambala Naraingarh LH, PGW 5.0 76°57'00"E 1978: 46 29°22'50"N LH, PGW, Early 25 Beri khera-I Jind Safidon 1.92 - 76°34'50"E Historic 29°22'50"N Suraj Bhan 1975: 26 Beri Khera-II Jind Safidon LH, PGW - 76°33'75”E 125 30°04'00"N 27 Bhagwanpura Kurukshetra Thanesar LH, PGW 1.0 Joshi et al. 1984: 524 76°57'00"E 29°05'50"N LH, PGW, Early 28 Bhainswan Khurd I Rohtak Gohana - Thakran 2000: 71 76°44'50"E Historic 29°59'00"N LH, PGW, Early 29 Bhatgaon-II Sonepat Sonepat - Thakran 2000: 100 76°54'00"E Historic 29°11"00"N 30 Bhawad Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW 5.0 Thakran 2000: 72 76°30'00"E 29°59'00"N 31 Bhawani Khera Kurukshetra Thanesar LH, PGW - KURJ 10: 28-29 76°50'00"E 29°11'36"N LH, PGW, Early Ashok Kumar 1990: 32 Bhawar-I Rohtak Kathura 2.8 76°30'45"E Historic 10 30°11'00"N LH, PGW, Early Suraj Bhan and 33 Bhukhari Yamunanagar Jagadhari 10.0 77°21'00"E Historic Shaffer 1978: 66 29'12'50"N Yogeshwar Kumar 34 Bichpari Ambala Naraingarh LH (OCP), GW - 76°40'50"E 1987: 17 29°05'00"N 35 Bohala Sonepat Sonepat LH, PGW 0.45 Thakran 2000: 101 76°51'50"E 29°23'30"N Amar Singh 1981: 36 Budha Khera-II Jind Jind LH, PGW - 76°35'30"E 341 29°14'00"N 37 Busana Kalan Rohtak Gohana LH, OCP, GW - Thakran 2000: 74 76°44'04"E 29°10'02"N 38 Butana-I Rohtak Gohana LH, GW 0.40 Thakran 2000: 74-75 76°37'06"E 29°06'00"N Thakran 2000: 101- 39 Chatia Deva Sonepat Sonepat LH, PGW 1.25 76°53'00"E 102 29°07'00"N LH, PGW, BSW, Silak Ram 1972: 33; 40 Chhapra-I Rohtak Gohana - 76°32'00"E NBPW JHS 3(i): 3 29°07'30"N EH, LH, PGW, Ashok Kumar 1990: 41 Chhapra-III Rohtak Kathura 0.30 76°32'33"E GW, Early Historic 12-13 29°13'00"N Gulab Singh 1990: 42 Chhatehra Rohtak Mundlana LH(OCP), PGW - 76°44'00"E 12-13 29°04'15"N LH, PGW, GW, 43 Datauli Sonepat Sonepat 10.0 Thakran 2000:103 77°03'00"E Early Historic
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Size No. Name of Village Location District Teh/Block/Taluka Cultural material Reference (ha) 29°57'00"N LH, PGW, Early IAR 1967-68 to 44 Daulatpur Kurukshetra Thanesar 5.70 76°57'00"E Historic 1977-78 30°26'00"N 45 Dhanana Ambala Naranyargarh LH. PGW 0.80 New site 76°50'00"E 30°04'28"N LH, GW, NBPW, Manmohan Kumar 46 Dhantori-I Kurukshetra Thanesar 4.50 76°53'02"E Early Historic 1978: 65 29°05'56"N 47 Dodwa Sonepat Sonepat LH, GW 10.0 Thakran 2000: 104 76°49'45"E 29°46'00"N 48 Dudakheri Kurukshetra Thanesar LH, PGW - KURJ 10: 28-29 76°27'00"E 29°33'10"N Amar Singh 1981: 49 Dumarkha-II Jind Narwana LH, PGW, BSW 0.90 76°09'15"E 106-7 Dumarkha Kalan- 29°33'24"N 50 Jind Narwana LH, PGW 0.90 Joshi et al. 1984: 525 II 76°09'40"E 51 Durad - Karnal Karnal LH, PGW - IAR 1975-76: 38 28°58'00"N EH, LH, PGW, Thakran 2000: 104- 52 Farmana-II Sonipat Sonipat 2.20 76°50'00"E GW 105 28°50'00"N LH, PGW, GW, 53 Gandhara-I Rohtak Sampla 3.0 Sneh Lata 1990: 14 76°44'00"E BSW 29°12'10"N Gulab Singh 1990: 54 Gangeshar Rohtak Mundlana EH, LH, GW - 76°40'36"E 14 29°11'06"N LH, PGW, GW, 55 Gangesar-II Rohtak Gohana 1.0 Thakran 2000: 77-78 76°40'09"E BSW 28°26'00"N Mohinder Singh 56 Garhi Kalan Gurgaon Gurgaon LH, PGW - 77°13'00"E 1990: 62 29°57'30"N LH, PGW, Early Manmohan Kumar 57 Garhi Rodan Kurukshetra Thanesar 4.0 76°43'44"E Historic 1978: 66 29°10'56"N LH, PGW, GW, Ashok Kumar 1990: 58 Gharwal-IV Rohtak Kathura 1.68 76°32'24"E Early Historic 14 29°10'06"N Amar Singh 1981: 59 Gharwali Jind Jind LH, PGW 1.20 76°20'31"E 53 29°00'20"N LH, GW, Early 60 Ghiland Kalan Rohtak Gohana - Thakran 2000: 80 76°39'00"E Historic 29°03'00"N 61 Ghilaur Khurd Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW 1.0 Thakran 2000: 80-81 76°39'00"E 29°12'50"N LH, BRW, PGW, Mohinder Singh 62 Gopalpur-II Gurgaon Gurgaon - 76°22'28"E BSW 1990: 65 30°02'00"N 63 Guhla Kaithal Guhla LH, GW - New site 76°17'50"E 28°27'00"N LH (OCP), PGW, Mohinder Singh 64 Gurgaon Sayyad Gurgaon Gurgaon - 77°00'00" Early Historic 1990: 66 28°53'00"N Kailash Kumar 1989: 65 Hamayunpur Rohtak Rohtak LH, PGW, EH 4.0 76°49'00"E 15-6 30°01'34"N Manmohan Kumar 66 Hansyala Kurukshetra Thanesar LH, PGW 2.25 76°47'30"E 1978: 67 30°13'30"N Yamunanagar Manmohan Kumar 67 Harnauli-II Jagadhari LH, PGW - 77°17'10"E 1978: 41-42 28°57'00"N Thakran 2000: 107- 68 Harsana Kalan-I Sonepat Sonepat LH, PGW, GW 1.80 77°02'00"E 108 28°50'20"N 69 Hassangarh-II Rohtak Sampla LH, PGW 2.40 Sneh Lata 1990: 17 76°50'45"E 28°53'00"N Kailash Kumar 1989: 70 Humayunpur Rohtak Rohtak LH, PGW 4.0 76°49'00"E 15-6
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Size No. Name of Village Location District Teh/Block/Taluka Cultural material Reference (ha) 29°06'50"N 71 Hulana Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW, BSW 1.60 Silak Ram 1972: 35 76°40'00"E 27°56'05"N Mohinder Singh 72 Imam Nagar Gurgaon Firozpur Jhirka LH (OCP), PGW - 77°03'07"E 1990: 131 28°47'40"N LH, PGW, Early Sneh Lata 1990: 18- 73 Ismaila-I Rohtak Sampla 7.50 76°44'15"E Historic 19 28°47'45"N LH, PGW, Early Sneh Lata 1990: 19- 74 Ismaila-II Rohtak Sampla 1.20 76°45'17"E Historic 20 29°12'20"N 75 Ishapurkheri-II Rohtak Gohana LH, GW 1.00 Thakran 2000: 81 76°35'10"E 28°47'40"N LH, PGW, Early 76 Jasaur Kheri-II Jhajjar Bahadurgarh 3.25 Sneh Lata 1990: 25 76°51'50"E Historic 29°44'00"N 77 Jatheri Kaithal Kaithal LH (Bara), PGW - Suraj Bhan 1975: 22 76°33'00"E 29°44'20"N 78 Jatheri-II Karnal Karnal LH, GW - IAR 1966-67: 13 76°33'30"E 29°15'06"N LH, PGW, Early Amar Singh 1981: 79 Jaurasi Khas Panipat Panipat 2.20 77°02'58"E Historic 67-8 29°00'45"N 80 Jawahara-I Rohtak Gohana L.Har,PGW 1.0 Thakran 2000: 82-83 76°47'20"E 28°28'00"N LH (OCP), GW, Mohinder Singh 81 Jhajgarh Gurgaon Gurgaon - 76°55'00"E Early Historic 1990: 71 29°19'02"N 82 Jind-I Jind Jind LH, PGW - IAR 1978-79: 8 76°19'00"E 29°59'00"N 83 Jogna Khera Kurukshetra Thanesar LH, PGW - KURJ 10: 28-29 76°48'00"E 29°54'00"N LH, PGW, Early 84 Kalsi Kaithal Kaithal - New site 76°10'34"E Historic 29°23'30"N Amar Singh 1981: 85 Kandela-II Jind Jind EH, LH, PGW 4.0 76°19'30"E 85-6 28°53'00"N LH, PGW, Early Kailash Kumar 1989: 86 Kansala Rohtak Rohtak 9.0 76°46'00"E Historic 17-8 29°38'00"N 87 Karsa Karnal - L.Har, PGW - Joshi et al. 1984: 524 76°40'00"E 29°09'00"N LH, PGW, Early Amar Singh 1981: 88 Karsola-II Jind Jind 1.10 76°26'00"E Historic 86-7 30°00'00"N LH, PGW, Early Manmohan Kumar 89 Kasor Kaithal Guhla - 76°15'00"E Historic 1978: 52 29°10'20"N LH, PGW, Early 90 Khanpur Kalan-I Rohtak Gohana 8.0 Thakran 2000: 86-7 76°47'30"E Historic 29°25'14"N Amar Singh 1981: 91 Khapran Jind Narwana LH, GW, BSW 2.25 76°10'18"E 112-3 29°10'07"N Amar Singh 1981: 92 Kharainti Jind Jind EH, LH, PGW 2.0 76°19'10"E 88-89 29°40'00"N Joshi et al. 1984: 93 Kharak Pandwan Jind Jind EH, LH, PGW - 76°17'00"E 519-525 28°56'05"N LH, PGW, Early Surender Singh 94 Kharkhara Rohtak Meham 3.50 76°21'57"E Historic 1989: 19-20 Mohinder Singh 28°27'07"N LH, PGW, Early 1990: 76; 95 Khedki Majra Gurgaon Gurgaon - 76°58'00"E Historic Suraj Bhan 1975: 126
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Size No. Name of Village Location District Teh/Block/Taluka Cultural material Reference (ha) 29°20'00"N 96 Khokhri-I Jind Safidon LH, PGW - IAR 1966-67: 13 76°20'00"E 29°20'00"N LH, PGW, Early 97 Khokhri-II Jind Safidon - IAR 1966-67: 13 76°20'00"E Historic Ghosh (ed.) 1989: 98 Khokhri - Kurukshetra Kurukshetra LH, GW - 277 29°10'00"N 99 Kirsola Jind Jind LH, PGW 6.07 IAR 1978-79: 8 76°25'00"E 29°10'55"N LH, GW, Early Gulab Singh 1990: 100 Kohla Rohtak Mundlana 12.0 76°36'52"E Historic 18 29°37'35"N Hakra, EH, MH, Khatri and Acharya 101 Kunal Hisar Fatehabad 2.90 75°39'30"E LH, PGW 1995: 84-88 30°02'00"N Suraj Bhan 1975: 102 Lukhi Kurukshetra Thanesar LH, PGW - 76°14'00"E 123 29°13'00"N MH, PGW, Early 103 Madha Hisar Narnaund 1.50 New site 76°05'00"E Historic 28°51'00"N LH, PGW, Early 104 Maina-I Rohtak Kalanaur 1.80 Lamba 1989: 48 76°36'00"E Historic 29°22'28"N 105 Malar Khera Jind Jind LH, PGW 6.50 Joshi et al. 1984: 525 76°34'25"E 29°22'28"N 106 Malhar Jind Jind LH, PGW 6.50 Joshi et al. 1984: 525 76°34'25"E 28°50'00"N LH, PGW, BSW, 107 Mana Rohtak Rohtak - Silak Ram 1972: 53 76°36'00"E Early Historic 29°21'00"N HSHC: 138; 108 Manoharpur-II Jind Jind LH, PGW - 76°24'00"E IAR 1966-67: 13 29°47'40"N LH, PGW, Early Amar Singh 1981: 109 Maudi-III Karnal Karnal 1.50 76°46'30"E Historic 57-8 29°18'00"N Vijay Kumar 2001: 110 Mirchpur-I Hisar Nanrnaund LH, PGW 1.0 76°10'00"E 21 76°37'29"N LH, PGW, Early Ashok Kumar 1990: 111 Mirzapur Kheri Rohtak Kathura 0.80 29°03'52"E Historic 17 30°20'36"N Yogeshwar Kumar 112 Nakhrauli Ambala Naraingarh LH, GW - 77°06'20"E 1987: 20-21 29°59'00"N LH, PGW, Early Manmohan Kumar 113 Nandu Khera Kurukshetra Thanesar 5.0 76°39'00"E Historic 1978: 72 29°15'00"N 114 Narani Jind - LH - Joshi et al. 1984: 525 76°25'00"E 29°27'70"N 115 Narain Khera Sirsa - LH, EH - IAR 1983-84: 32 75°10'00"E Manmohan Kumar 1978: 73; The site 29°57'50"N was earlier reported 116 Narkatari Kurukshetra Thanesar LH, PGW, NBP - 76°48'00"E to have yielded PGW only (KURJ 10: 25-27). 29°13'00"N LH, PGW, Early Vijay Kumar 2001: 117 Narnaund Hisar Hansi 1.10 76°08'00"E Historic 23 29°38'00"N 118 Narukheri Karnal - LH, PGW - Joshi et al. 1984: 524 76°52'00"E 28°40'22"N EH, LH, PGW, 119 Nunamajra Jhajjar Bahadurgarh 4.0 Joon 1999: 25 76°52'17"E Early Historic
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Size No. Name of Village Location District Teh/Block/Taluka Cultural material Reference (ha) 29°13'00"N 120 Nurankhera-II Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW, BSW 4.0 Dutt 1980: 20 76°33'00"E 29°11'00"N LH, PGW, BSW, Silak Ram 1972: 121 Nurankhera Sonepat Sonepat - 76°34'00"E Early Historic 85-6 29°12'00"N EH, MH, LH, Vijay Kumar 2001: 122 Pali Hisar Narnaund 4.50 76°04'00"E PGW 24 29°45'00"N LH, PGW, Early 123 Panditon Ka Tila Kurukshetra Thanesar - KURJ 10: 28-29 76°34'00"E Historic 30°27'30"N Manmohan Kumar 124 Panjalasa Ambala Naraingarh LH (OCP), GW - 77°07'20"E 1978: 48 29°12'22"N Amar Singh 1981: 125 Patti Kalyana Panipat Panipat LH, PGW 0.70 77°01'43"E 71-72 29°58'00"N Kurukshetra Manmohan Kumar 126 Pipli Thanesar LH (Bara), GW - 76°63'00"E 1978: 74 Mohinder Singh 28°05'50"N 1990: 144; Also 127 Pondri-II Gurgaon Nuh LH (OCP), PGW - 77°08'50"E faience bangle pieces have been reported. 29°51'00"N Joshi et al. 1984: 128 Pujam Karnal Karnal L.Har,PGW - 76°55'00"E 521-524 29°03'40"N 129 Puthi Rohtak Gohana LH, GW 1.50 Dhankhar 1990: 20 76°41'57"E 29°53'00"N Amar Singh 1981: 130 Raison-II Karnal - LH, PGW - 76°48'00"E 337 29°12'26"N 131 Ram Kali Jind - LH, PGW 1.40 Joshi et al. 1984: 525 76°25'16"E 132 Rhan Rani Khera - Kurukshetra - LH, PGW - Possel 1999: 815 29°24'20"N Joshi et al. 1984: 133 Rituali Jind - LH, PGW 11.0 76°30'10"E 521-524 134 Ritauli-I - Kaithal Kaithal LH, PGW - IAR 1966-67: 13 28°55'00"N 135 Rithal Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW, BSW 1.0 Thakran 2000: 91 76°40'00"E 29°02'00"N 136 Rukhi-II Rohtak Gohana LH, PGW 1.0 Thakran 2000: 92 76'41'00"E 29°46'00"N LH, PGW, Early Amar Singh 1981: 137 Saga Karnal Karnal 5.0 76°53'00"E Historic 60 28°57'48"N Krishan Kumar 138 Samar Rohtak Lakhan EH, LH, PGW 2.62 76°30'45"E 1990: 17-18 29°49'10"N 139 Sambi-I Karnal Karnal LH, PGW - New site 76°49'10"E Samdo (Ratak 29°29'31"N Amar Singh 1981: 140 Jind Jind LH, PGW, BSW 0.25 Khera) 76°23'51"E 39 29°11'00"N 141 Samri Rohtak Gohana LH (OCP), GW 5.0 Thakran 2000: 94-95 76°47'00"E 29°10'00"N 142 Sanghi-III Rohtak Rohtak LH, PGW - New site 76°38'00"E 29°07'00"N 143 Sargthal Rohtak Gohana LH (OCP), GW 2.80 Thakran 2000: 93-94 76°50'00"E 29°02'00"N Manmohan Kumar 144 Sarola Kaithal Guhla LH, PGW 3.0 76°15'00"E 1978: 54 29°48'35"N LH, PGW, Early Amar Singh 1981: 145 Saunkhra-I Karnal Karnal 2.40 76°51'55"E Historic 61
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Size No. Name of Village Location District Teh/Block/Taluka Cultural material Reference (ha) 29°10'00"N LH (OCP), GW, 146 Shamdi Rohtak Gohana - Thakran 2000: 404 76°50'00"E Early Historic 29°56'00"N Meena 1996: 110- 147 Sitaura Kurukshetra Pehowa LH, PGW - 76°33'00"E 111 Sinkh-I (Tarkhu 29°23'00"N 148 Jind Safidon LH, PGW 1.20 New site Tirth) 76°22'00"E 28°53'00"N Thakran 2000: 122- 149 Sisana-I Sonepat Sonepat LH, PGW 0.40 76°53'02"E 123 28°52'00"N 150 Sisana-II Sonepat Sonepat LH, PGW 1.0 Thakran 2000: 123 76°50'07"E 29°23'00"N Suraj Bhan and 151 Solath Jind - LH, PGW 3.90 76°31'00"E Shaffer 1978: 62 28°52'00"N 152 Sunari Khurd Rohtak Kalanaur LH, PGW 1.20 Lamba 1989: 55 76°34'00"E EH, MH, LH 28°33'40"N 153 Surha Jhajjar Jhajjar (OCP), PGW, Early 5.40 Rahar 1993: 43-5 76°44'05"E Historic 30°27'00"N LH, PGW, GW, Malhotra 1964: 41- 154 Tandwal Ambala Naraingarh 77°04'00"E NBP, Early Historic 50 27°53'08"N LH (OCP), PGW, Mohinder Singh 155 Ter-II Gurgaon Firozpur Jhirka 77°07'00"E Early Historic 1990: 152 29°06'08"N EH, LH, PGW, Ashok Kumar 1990: 156 Thuska Rohtak Kathura 0.72 76°40'34"E Medieval 20 39°37'00"N 157 Toka Panchkula Panchkula LH, PGW 1.0 IAR 1994-95: 24 76°59'00"E
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