Harappan Settlements So far, more than Harappan archaeological sites have been discovered in the Indian sub-continent. Most of the sites are found located between The Indus and The Saraswati river basins. Nearly two-thirds of these settlements are in the Saraswati basin, suggesting its immense importance for the Harappan Civilisation. Among these, five major cities have been identified.
These are Rakhigarhi, Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Dholavira and Ganweriwala. The remaining sites come under different categories such as Regional Centres, agricultural villages, ports and manufacturing centres. You will find certain abbreviations, related to dates, in this book. BP stands for Before Present BCE stands for Before Common Era CE stands for the Common Era.
The present year is according to this dating system. c. stands for the Latin word circa and means “approximate.”