{"id":343778,"date":"2025-07-31T17:12:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=343778"},"modified":"2025-07-31T17:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:42:45","slug":"harappan-site-of-ratadiya-ri-dheri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/harappan-site-of-ratadiya-ri-dheri\/","title":{"rendered":"Harappan Site of Ratadiya Ri Dheri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A Harappan site has surfaced at Ratadiya Ri Dheri in Jaisalmer district, marking the first known Indus Valley settlement in Rajasthan&#8217;s arid region.<\/p>\n<h2>About Harappan Site of Ratadiya Ri Dheri<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_343779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343779\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-343779\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-ToI-3.jpg?resize=327%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-ToI-3.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-ToI-3.jpg?w=660&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ToI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is located <strong>60 km from Ramgarh tehsil<\/strong> and just 17 km northwest of Pakistan&#8217;s Sadewala in <strong>Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dating of site:<\/strong> Archaeologists date the settlement to the <strong>mature urban phase<\/strong> of the Indus Valley civilization i.e. <strong>2600 to 1900 BCE.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Importance of site: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This is <strong>first-of-its-kind Harappan site<\/strong> in the remote <strong>sands of the Thar Desert<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Until now, <strong>Pilibanga in northern Rajasthan<\/strong> was the state&#8217;s <strong>most prominent<\/strong> Harappan site, discovered by Italian Indologist <strong>Luigi Pio Tessitori<\/strong> in the early 20th century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This spot <strong>connects<\/strong> the dots between older Harappan sites in northern <strong>Rajasthan and Gujarat<\/strong>, filling a big gap on the <strong>archeological map<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>backs up theories<\/strong> that changing <strong>rivers<\/strong>\u2014and disappearing water sources\u2014shaped where people could live back then.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Findings<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A large quantity of<strong> fragmented pottery<\/strong> is scattered across the site, including <strong>red ware, slipped red ware, bowls, jars, and perforated vessels. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stone blades<\/strong> (8\u201310 cm) likely <strong>made from chert<\/strong> sourced from Rohri, Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Terracotta cakes, grinding stones, clay and shell bangles, and other urban artifacts<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>kiln structure<\/strong> is discovered on the site&#8217;s southern slope, <strong>featuring a central column<\/strong>\u2014similar to kilns found at <strong>Kanmer (Gujarat) and Mohenjo-daro<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>wedge-shaped bricks<\/strong> are also unearthed, which likely served in <strong>constructing circular walls<\/strong> and <strong>kilns<\/strong>, along with typical Harappan-style bricks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A Harappan site has surfaced at Ratadiya Ri Dheri in Jaisalmer district, marking the first known Indus Valley settlement in Rajasthan&#8217;s arid region. About Harappan Site of Ratadiya Ri Dheri Location: It is located 60 km from Ramgarh tehsil and just 17 km northwest of Pakistan&#8217;s Sadewala in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. 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