Maps

The earliest settlement, during Period 1 (c. 3300-2800 BC), was on the west side of Mound AB and NW corner of Mound E. During Period 2 (c. 2800-2600 BC) all of Mounds AB and E came to be occupied, and by the end of Period 3 (c. 2600-1900 BC), the Ha… >

Plan view of the portion of perimeter wall [250] excavated in 2001. The pattern of the bricks suggests a complicated series of additions to the inside of the structure that are not yet well understood. There may have been a gateway at the northweste… >

Period 3A deposits, representing an early urban phase, exist beneath Mounds E and also show expansion onto the area beneath Mound AB. Growth in the city of Harappa is shown to be both lateral and vertical. >

Overall Plan of Trench 54, showing the location of features noted in the previous slides. >

Excavations during the 1997-2001 seasons were carried out inside perimeter wall [250]. Here a partial plan of those excavations shows superimposed levels of Period 3C buildings, all mostly robbed of their baked brick walls. [Mud-bricks are hatched, … >

Period 3B and 3C deposits essentially cover the entire modeled area and represent the greatest extent of the ancient urban center. J. M. Kenoyer has developed a model describing some of the processes that contribute to the urban growth at Harappa… >