🏺 Johdpura Civilization (Kotputli-Bahrod, East Jaipur).
🗺️ Location.
- 🌊 This civilization is located on the banks of the Sabi River.
🔍 Discovery and Excavation.
- In 1972-73, excavation was carried out under the guidance of R.C. Agarwal and Vijay Kumar.
🛠️ Important Remains.
- The tradition of using tiles on house roofs and thatching the roofs.
⛓️ Early Cultural Period (Period III).
- Here, evidence of iron metal.
- Humans used horses for pulling chariots.
- 🏺 Copper Age ancient civilization.
- 🏠 The tradition of using tiles on house roofs and thatching the roofs.
🛕 Naliyasar Civilization (Sambhar, Jaipur Rural).
- 🏛️ A temple from the Pratihara period has been found here,
- ⏳ along with information from before the Chauhan era.
🏺 Cheethwadi Civilization (Jaipur).
- Cheethwadi Civilization is located in Jaipur and is one of the ancient civilizations of Rajasthan.
🏞️ Civilizations Discovered in Hanumangarh.
🏺 Kalibanga Civilization (Hanumangarh).
🛕 Pilibanga Civilization.
- Near Kalibanga.
🎭 Rangmahal Civilization.
- 🔍 Excavation: 1952-54 (Dr. Hannarid).
- 🪔 Statue: Guru-Shishya.
- 🏠 Houses: Made of bricks.
- 🌾 Main Crop: Rice.
🌍 Civilizations Discovered in Bhilwara and Chittorgarh.
🏺 Bagore Civilization (Mandal Tehsil, Bhilwara).
- 🌊 This civilization is located on the banks of the Kothari River.
- 🕰️ Related to the Prehistoric period.
- 🔍 Small stone tools and other archaeological materials have been found here.
- 🛠️ Excavation (1967-68):
- Virendra Nath Mishra and L.S. Leshni (Germany).
- 🐂 The oldest evidence of agriculture and animal husbandry in Rajasthan.
- 🌾 It is considered the richest Stone Age civilization in India.
- 🏛️ Bagore is also referred to as the “Museum of Primitive Culture.”
🗿 Jahazpur Civilization (Shahpura, Bhilwara).
🏛️ Remains of the Mahabharata period civilization have been found here.
🐄 Ojiyana Civilization (Badanor-Bewar, Bhilwara).
- 🗿 This is related to the Copper Age Ahar culture.
- 🏞️ Location:
- It is located near Badanor in the Beawar district.
- It is situated on a hill, whereas other Ahar sites are in river valleys.
- 🐂 Important Discoveries:
- A small clay statue of a cow (Meenkruti).
- 🔍 Excavation (2000-2001):
- Archaeological Survey of India, Jaipur Region (B.R. Meena and Alok Tripathi).
🏛️ Nagri Civilization (Chittorgarh).
- 📜 Ancient Name: Madhyamika/Majjhimika/Nagri.
- 📖 This place is mentioned in both the Mahabharata and Mahabhashya.
- 🛠️ Excavation (1904):
- Dr. Bhandarkar.
- 🔍 1962:
- Extensive excavation by the Central Archaeological Department.
- 🏺 Coins of the Shivi Janapada were found here.
🏞️ Gilund Civilization (Rajsamand).
- 🛠️ Its excavation was conducted by Shri B.B. Lal in 1957-58.
- 🌟 Developed on the banks of the Banas River, a Copper Age civilization.
- 🏯 The mound located here, called Modiya Nagari, is associated with the organized Gilund civilization.
- 🧱 Extensive use of baked bricks was found here.
- ❌ No evidence of baked bricks was found in Ahar.
🏞️ Civilizations Discovered in Tonk.
🗿 Raidh / Rahad Civilization (Niwai Tehsil, Tonk).
- 🌊 Located on the banks of the Dheela River.
🔍 Excavation (1938-39):- Dayaram Sahni and
- In 1938-40, Dr. K.N. Puri (Kedarnath Puri) conducted excavation in Niwai Tehsil.
- 🛕 Important Discoveries:
- Statue of the Mother Goddess and a statue of Gajamukhi Yaksha.
- Asia’s largest hoard of coins:
- Coin of Apollodotus and Indo-Sassanian currency.
- It is also referred to as the “Tata Nagar of Ancient India.”
🏛️ Nagar Civilization (Uniyara Town, Tonk).
- 📜 Ancient Name: Malwa Pradesh.
- 🏛️ This civilization is located near Uniyara town.
- 🏛️ The discovery of this town was made 150 years ago by the British archaeologist A.C.L. Carlisle.
- 📜 It is believed to be the capital of the Malwa Janapada during that time.
- 🪙 Coins:
- “Nagwaha Mahajya” and “Nagwaha Jaya.”
- It was named “Nagar” due to these coins.
- 🔍 Excavation (1938-40):
- Under the direction of Dr. K.N. Puri, near Uniyara town.
- Malwa and Ahata coins and Gupta period inscriptions were found.
