Several Harappan phase small rural settlements have revealed remains of pit-dwellings, including Burzahom near Srinagar, Nageen in Baluchistan, several sites in Haryana like Farmana, and Gufkral in Kashmir among others spanning the civilization’s territory. These were structures built partially underground for insulation and represented a more basic accommodation for semi-nomadic pastoral communities on the periphery, contrasting the brick houses and planned drainage system of metropolitan Harappan cities.
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