Rakhigarhi, India's largest Indus Valley site, spans 550 hectares in Haryana. Recent ASI excavations and aDNA analysis of 4,600-year-old skeletons by AnSI and leading geneticists prove indigenous Harappan origins, famously lacking Steppe pastoralist ancestry and redefining South Asian demographic history.
Click to View MoreA 2,000-year-old Megalithic laterite rock-cut burial chamber discovered at Panayal, Kerala reveals South India’s burial traditions, belief in the afterlife, social hierarchy, and engineering skills. Found during construction, it highlights the conflict between development and heritage preservation, stressing scientific excavation, stronger laws, and community participation.
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