Archaeology & Prehistory
Bhirrana: earliest Harappan-culture phase
claimed from ~7500 BCEEarly Harappan communitiesBhirrana (Haryana)Haryana
7,500 BCE
Hakra-ware settlement representing a very early phase of the Harappan cultural sequence.
- Dated
- 7,500 BCE
- As scholars put it
- claimed from ~7500 BCE
- Originator
- Early Harappan communities
- Source text
- Bhirrana (Haryana)
- Region
- Haryana
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Low
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
The very early (7500 BCE) dates are contested; use with caution.
Path to modern innovation
Helps trace the long build-up to Indus urbanism.
7,500 BCEBhirrana: earliest Harappan-culture phase
2,600 BCETransmission
Among the deepest roots of the Indus tradition.
References
- 1Sarkar et al. (2016)
- 2with scholarly caveats
Further reading
Corrections and additional sources: edit IND-161 on GitHub.