Fatehabad, Haryana 125051, India
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Bhirrana or Birhana is a small village located in Fatehabad District, in the Indian state of Haryana. It belongs to "Harappan civilisation" or Indus Valley Civilisation dating from 7380 BCE.

Dancing Girl Graffiti:
Pottery graffiti at Bhirrana show "mermaid" type deities and dancing girls.The latter have a posture similar to Mohenjo-daro's bronze "dancing girls"; and may represent apsaras, or water nymphs, associated with water rites once widespread in the Indus Valley civilisation.

Cultures:
The excavation has revealed these cultural periods; Period IA: Hakra Wares Culture, Period IB: Early Harappan Culture, Period IIA: Early Mature Harappan and Period IIB: Mature Harappan Culture.
  • Period IA: Hakra Wares Culture: The excavation has revealed the remains of the Harappan culture right from its nascent stage, i.e. Hakra Wares Culture (antedating the Known Early Harappan Culture in the subcontinent, also known as Kalibangan-I.) to a full-fledged Mature Harappan city.
  • The Period IB: Early Harappan Culture: The entire site was occupied during this period. The settlement was an open air one with no fortification. The houses were built of mud bricks of buff colour in the ratio of 3:2:1. The pottery of this period shows all the six fabrics of Kalibangan - I along with many of the Hakra Wares of the earlier period.
  • The Period IIA: Early Mature Harappan Culture: This period is marked by transformation in the city lay-out. The entire settlement was encompassed within a fortification wall. The twin units of the town planning; Citadel and Lower Town came into vogue.
  • The Period IIB: Mature Harappan Culture: The last period of occupation at the site belongs to the Mature Harappan period with all the characteristic features of a well-developed Harappan city.

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