Lohari Ragho

Lohari Ragho
Lohari Ragho is located in India
Lohari Ragho
Shown within India
LocationHisar, Haryana, India
Coordinates29°16′29″N 76°4′17″E / 29.27472°N 76.07139°E / 29.27472; 76.07139
TypeSettlement
History
Periods3200–2600 BC
CulturesIndus Valley civilization
Associated withfarmer

Lohari Ragho is a village and Indus Valley civilization archaeological site, located in Hisar district of the Haryana state in India. It has 3 separate mounds, each 1 to 1.5 km apart within the peripheral suburban zone of Rakhigarhi city cite, where artifacts belonging to Mature Harappan and Sothi-Siswal cultural period (sub-culture of Late Harappan phase) have been confirmed based on filed visits.[1] These mounds, unprotected and under risk of encroachment and threat of obliteration, are yet to be excavated, fenced, protected or conserved.

It is 8 km southwest of its erstwhile urban center of Rakhigarhi, 60 km from its IVC cultural ancestor Siswal, 55 km northeast of district headquarter Hisar, 133 km northwest of national capital New Delhi, and 175 km southwest of state capital Chandigarh.

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