Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field

Why it mattersKey Harappan Sothi → Harappan ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3500 BCE Sothi; citadel 2600 BCE

Period

Harappan (3500–1900 BCE; Pre-Harappan Sothi 3500; Mature 2600–1900)

Culture

Harappan Sothi → Harappan

Purpose

Harappan citadel with 7 fire altars and world's earliest ploughed field (2900 BCE) with furrow marks

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1968

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field

2. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field

3. c. 3500 BCE Sothi; citadel 2600 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field

• Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field — outlier feature

  29.4725° N · 74.1291° E

• Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field — subsidiary complex

  29.4716° N · 74.1308° E

• Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Kalibangan — Fire Altars and Ploughed Field — subsidiary complex

  29.4749° N · 74.1295° E