Khirasara

Khirasara
Khirasara is located in India
Khirasara
Shown within India
LocationKhirasara, Nakhatrana, Kutch
Coordinates23°06′37″N 69°01′19″E / 23.1103211°N 69.0218369°E / 23.1103211; 69.0218369
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsMature Harappan
CulturesIndus Valley civilisation
Site notes
Excavation dates1967-2013
Map of Gujarat showing Khirsara and the Indus Valley civilisation Khirsara excavation site

Khirasara is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilization. This site is located in Nakhatrana Taluka of Kutch district in the western Indian state of Gujarat. It is located on the bank of Khari river. The site is 85 km from Bhuj, the district headquarters.[1]

  1. ^ Pokharia, Anil K.; Agnihotri, Rajesh; Sharma, Shalini; Bajpai, Sunil; Nath, Jitendra; Kumaran, R. N.; Negi, Bipin Chandra (6 October 2017). "Altered cropping pattern and cultural continuation with declined prosperity following abrupt and extreme arid event at ~4,200 yrs BP: Evidence from an Indus archaeological site Khirsara, Gujarat, western India". PLOS ONE. 12 (10): e0185684. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1285684P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185684. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5630146. PMID 28985232.