Ganeriwala

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Ganeriwala or Ganweriwala is an Indus Valley Civilization site in Punjab, Pakistan.[1]

Location

Ganeriwala is situated near the Indian border on the dry river bed of the Ghaggar-Hakra (also called the Sarasvati River), now a part of vast desert.

Site of Indus Valley Civilization

It is spread over 80 hectares and comparable in size with the largest sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, such as Mohenjo-daro. But it is not excavated and only identified and it may turn up as top five largest towns of Indus Valley Civilisation.[2]

Although excavation is yet to begin in this site, a stray find of a terracotta tablet is a significant find. In this seal, a cross legged person (suggested as yogic posture) and a kneeling person below a tree and upon a tree are depicted.[3] Such kneeling persons on tree, particularly in front of a tiger like animal, are shown in tablets or seals found at Harappa (H 163 a), Mohenjadaro (M 309 a) and Kalibangan (K 49a).

It is equidistant from Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, situated in between these two ancient cities. In this aspect, the excavation may provide more information about this ancient civilisation.[3]

External links

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References

  1. Raj Kumar Pruthi (1 January 2004). Prehistory and Harappan Civilization. APH Publishing. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-81-7648-581-4.
  2. "Ancient Indus Sites". The Indus Civilization.
  3. "Ancient Indus Sites". The Indus Civilization.

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