Hulas, located in the
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the public administration, administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Sain ...
district of
Uttar Pradesh
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,
India
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, is a late
Indus Valley civilization
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE ...
archeological site.
Historical significance
Hulas is one of the 70 odd sites belonging to Chalcolithic Culture Phase in
Doab
''Doab'' () is a term used in South Asia Quote: "Originally and chiefly in South Asia: (the name of) a strip or narrow tract of land between two rivers; spec. (with) the area between the rivers Ganges and Jumna in northern India." for the tract ...
which are located mostly along the higher banks of tributaries of
Yamuna
The Yamuna (; ) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Low ...
, namely,
Hindon River
Hindon River is an Indian river in that originates from the Shakumbhari devi range ( Upper Sivaliks) in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh and falls into Yamuna river in Noida. It is entirely rainfed, having an approximate catchment area of ...
,
Krishni,
Kathanala and
Maskara.
Most of these settlements are small, the largest one measuring 200x200 m, and three of these sites are excavated (Hulas,
Alamgirpur
Alamgirpur is an archaeological site of the Indus Valley civilization that thrived along the Ganga-Yamuna Doab (c. 3300–1300 BC) from the Harappan- Bara period, located in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the easternmost known sit ...
and
Bargaon). Occupation of this late
Harappan site goes back to 2000 BC and it seems it continued up to 1000 BC.
Architecture
Rectangular mud structures with rammed floors, post-holes and hearths were identified in the earliest phase. In the Middle phase, clusters of two or three circular storage bin–type structures were found inside some of rectangular mud houses. Five round furnaces were found in some of the structures belonging to final phase.
Artefacts found
Hand made and wheel made pottery with geometric or naturalistic designs painted in black, chert blades, bone points etc.
Terrecotta inscribed sealing was also recovered from Hulas.
Agricultural activity
Horse gram, Cow pea (which is of African origin),
walnut
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s, oats, lintel, pea, chickpea,
ragi, rice (both wild and cultivated variety) were grown at Hulas. Fruits of pipal tree (ficus religiosa) were also recovered from this site.
See also
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Indus Valley civilization
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE ...
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List of Indus Valley Civilization sites
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Harappan Civilisation, was a major early civilisation, existing from 3300–1300 BCE. It covered much of modern-day Pakistan and northwest India, as well as possessing at least one trading ...
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Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization
The ancient Indus Valley Civilization in the Indian subcontinent (located in present-day eastern-Pakistan and north-India) was prominent in infrastructure, hydraulic engineering, and had many water supply and sanitation devices that are the fi ...
References
Indus Valley Civilisation sites
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