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| Settlement type | Village and an archeological site |
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Bara is a village in Rupnagar District in Punjab, India. The village has mainly two Jatt Sikh surnames Chakkal and Heer and lies on the Rupnagar-Morinda Road at the left bank of a seasonal monsoon rivulet called Budki Nadi, about four kilometers south-west of the city Ropar and Template:Convert northeast of Chandigarh on National Highway 205 (India) (NH-205). [1] Bara is the site of significant archeological excavations connected with the Indus Valley civilization.[2] It has some evidence of being home to a culture (sometimes called Baran Culture) that was a pre-Harappan strand of the Indus Valley Civilization.[2] Baran and Harappan cultures may have intertwined and coexisted in some places, such as Kotla Nihang Khan, also in modern-day Punjab.[3]
See also
- Kotla Nihang Khan
- Bara culture or Baran Culture
- Siswal
- Chamkaur Sahib
- Chandigarh - Tri-city
- Kurali
- Mohali
References
- ↑ Gleanings of Indian archaeology, history, and culture. Publication Scheme, 2000.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancient Indian Social History: Some Interpretations. Orient Blackswan, 1978.
- ↑ Indian Archaeology in Retrospect: Prehistory, archaeology of South Asia. Indian Council of Historical Research, 2002(2002-01-01).
Bibliography
- Excavation sites in Punjab Archaeological Survey of India
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