The location of Kalibangan is Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. It was excavated by A Ghosh in 1953 and later by BB Lal & B K Thapar in 1961. It has given the evidence of both Pre harappan culture in the lower layer and harappan civilization in the upper layer.
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Kalibangan means black bangles.
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The most important discovery of Kalibangan is a ploughed field.
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A wooden furrow has been found, 7 fire altars in a row have been found and they suggest the practice of sacrifice.
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Bones of camel have been found at Kalibangan.
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At Kalibangan a tiled floor which bears the intersecting signs of circles has been found.
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The burials have been found in two types of pits viz. circular graves and rectangular graves.
The bricks used in Kalibangan were earthen ones and Kalibangan was not as better planned.
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There was no drainage system in Kalibangan.