Sequence of Proto-Historic Cultures in Haryana

Abstract

The proto-historic investigations in the region under review began long back when Sir Alexander Cunningham carried out explorations at the ancient sites of Thanesar (Sthaneshvara) and Sugh (Srughna)¹ in the latter half of the nineteenth century. But a systematic archaeological survey of proto-historic sites in the region was initiated by Suraj Bhan in early sixties and more than 225 proto-historic sites (ranging from the pre-Harappan to the Painted Grey Ware period) were plotted on the distribution map². A number of selected sites viz., Siswal³, Mitathal⁴, and Daulatpur⁵ were excavated to determine the stratigraphic position of Proto-historic culture in the area.