Bhagwanpura, situated in the north-west of Ladwa on the right bank of the Saraswati river, is a prehistoric site which presents, for the first time, the overlap between the late Harappan and the Painted Grey Ware cultures which is of considerable significance, so far as the reconstruction of a continuous history of Haryana from the middle of the second millennium B.C. is concerned. Continuity on the tradition supported by characteristic finds in pottery type, painted designs, art of terra-cotta figurines and burials provides evidence of the two cultures here. The three phases of the structural activity of the Painted Grey Ware people are represented successively by the round or semi-circular thatched huts followed by, mud-walled houses and then by houses built with baked bricks. Curious oval-shaped structures meant for some religious functions have also bee discovered.
Excavations - Since Independence - Haryana
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