Kalibangan Seal Commemorative Stamp
2022-06-10 Fri
Kalibangan is an archaeological site; it is a part of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, located in Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan, India 205 km. from Bikaner. Kalibangan was the provincial capital of the Indus Valley Civilization.This historical site provides us the evidence of both Pre-Harappan cultures in the lower layer and Harappan civilization in the upper layer. The Fire altars discovered at Kalibangan reveal that the people were ritualistic and believed in the worship of fire.
The excavation of Kalibangan has unearthed Harappan seals, unknown scripts, stamps, human skeletons, copper bangles, coins, beads, toys, terracotta, and shells. In an excavation, cylindrical seals are quite significant.
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