Which ‘Mature’ Harappan site is located in the Kashmir region?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Manda
Harappan objects have been found over a very wide area, from Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Sind and the Punjab in Pakistan to the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. On the map of important Mature Harappan sites, Manda is the northernmost site, in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
Kot Diji lies in Sind and Banawali in Haryana, far from Kashmir. Damb Sadaat appears only on the map of the areas of Early Harappan occupation.
Tip: Location questions are answered from the chapter maps. Find every site of Map 1 on the map itself and note the region it lies in.
NCERT (2025-26): “…The distinctive Harappan pottery, bricks (baked and unbaked) seals, weights, beads, copper and bronze articles, belonging to the Harappan civilisation have been found in the region, as apart as Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Sind and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and the Indian States of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra (Map 1).… Map 1 Some important Mature Harappan sites”
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