Banawali

Banawali

Banawali (Devanagari: बन्वालि) is an Indus Valley site in Hissar, Haryana, about 120 km northeast of Kalibangan. It was excavated by Bisht.

Banawali is located 16 km from Fatehabad.

The earlier bricks in Banawali had the "Kalibangan" ratio of 3:2:1, but later bricks had the ratio 4:2:1. One weight was found that weighted 87.855 grams, about 100 times 0.857 gram (a more common weight in Harappa). A touchstone bearing gold streaks was found, which was probably used for testing the purity of gold (a technique that is still being used). [Lal 2002]

As is the practise, most of the finds have been reburied. However, a well of the Harappan era has been well preserved and stands as a testimony to the antiquity of the village.

References

*Lal, B.B. (2002) The Sarasvati flows on.


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