Identify the statements which are TRUE for Harappan Archaeology.

(A) S.R. Rao begins excavations at Lothal.
(B) B.K. Thapar begins excavations at Kalibangan.
(C) G.F. Dales excavates at Harappa.
(D) M.S. Vats begins excavations at Harappa.
(E) B.B. Lal begins excavations at Dholavira.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B), (D) only

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (B), (D) only

(A) S.R. Rao begins excavations at Lothal.
(B) B.K. Thapar begins excavations at Kalibangan.
(C) G.F. Dales excavates at Harappa. (Incorrect)
(D) M.S. Vats begins excavations at Harappa.
(E) B.B. Lal begins excavations at Dholavira. (Incorrect)

Important dates related to the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation:

In the 1960s, George Dales questioned the evidence of a massacre in Mohenjodaro. He argued that the skeletons did not belong to the same period and that the majority of bones seemed to be buried in a careless and disrespectful manner. There was no evidence of extensive destruction, no signs of extensive burning & no bodies of warriors were found clad in armour or surrounded by weapons of war. Thus he vehemently refuted the Aryan invasion theory as the reason for the extinction of the Harappan Civilization.