Major Developments in Harappan Archaeology Nineteenth century Report of Alexander Cunningham on Harappan seal Twentieth century Daya Ram Sahni begins excavations at Harappa Excavations begin at Mohenjodaro R.E.M. Wheeler excavates at Harappa S.R. Rao begins excavations at Lothal B.B. Lal and B.K.
Thapar begin excavations at Kalibangan M.R. Mughal begins explorations in Bahawalpur A team of German and Italian archaeologists begins surface explorations at Mohenjodaro American team begins excavations at Harappa R.S. Bisht begins excavations at Dholavira Amrendra Nath starts excavations at Rakhigarhi Vasant Shinde begins archaeogenetic research at Rakhigarhi (Note: All dates are approximate. Besides, there are wide variations in developments in different parts of the subcontinent.
Dates indicated are for the earliest evidence of each phase.)