ancient civilisations Flashcards
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who found indian archeological department? when?
alexander cunnigham in 1861
when was the indian archeological dept found? who foundd it?
1861 by alexander cunnigham
who is credited with starting archeological survey in rajasthan?? when?
AC carlyle in 1871
when was the archeological survey of rajasthan started?
1871 by ac carlyle
where did ac carlyle start the survey of rajasthan?
dausa and found hard stones and human skeletons
what did ac carlyle find in dausa in 1871?
hard rocks and human skeletons
meaning of kalibanga?
black bangles
where is kalibanga civilisation found?
to south west of hanumangarh distt hq neat ghaggar river (drishdwati or saraswatu)
which book did aurel stein write for kalibanga civilisation?
a survey work of ancient sites along the lost saraswati river
who wrote a survey work of ancient sires along the lost saraswati river
aurel stain
kalibanga is divided into what two parts?
fortified and untied
where were double defense ramparts found in raj?
kalibanga civilisation
what other names are used for kalibanga civilisation?
bronze age civi/ half historic/ post harappan civi/ harappan civi/ pre harappan civi
acc to dasrath sharma, kalibanga was which capital of indus valley?
third capital
who called kalibanga the third capital of indus valley civi?
dashrath sharma
who found kalibanga civi?
amlaanand ghosh in 1950-51
when was kalibanga civi found?
1950-51 by amlanand ghosh
who was the excavator for kalibanga civi?
brijwasi lal and bal krishna thapar in 1961-62
when was kalibanga civi excavated?
1961-62 by brijwasi lal and bal krishna
who first identified pre historic and pre mauryan remains in kalibanga?
luingo tessitory
where were the first evidence of earthquake found?
kalibanga
where were the ploughed fields found in kalibanga?
in south east of kalibanga
where were wooden and bricks drainage system found?
kalibanga civi
kalibanga civilisation utensil stands were built with?
clay bricks