Describe the material characteristics of the important sites of the Harappan Civilization.
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In the year 1921, on the bank of river Ravi in Punjab, found the remains of an ancient civilization which existed 5000 years ago. The people from this culture knew the use of metal. They had made progress in the fields like town planning, house building, trade etc.
Similar kind of remains were found at Mohenjodaro – a place situated in the Indus valley, 650 km south to Harappa.
Other places like Kalibangan, Lothal, Surkotda, Dholawira, Rangpur, Daimabad also show similar kind of remnants during excavations.
All these places were situated in the bank of river Indus (Sindhu). Based on all these facts Historians concluded that people who lived at these widespread locations had similar culture and life-style and thus they belonged to a unique culture. This culture was named as Harappan Civilization.