KHIRASARA: A new harappan site discovered......

• The Rann of Kutch - the symbol of kutch's art, culture and natural beauty has placed kutch district on the stage of international fame. In it, Excavated sites of the Hadappan civilization play an eminent role.

• Following Eastern Kutch, now excavation has begun in the western part of the Kutch too: and this place is KHIRASARA.

•  This is the second site in the western Kutch, first being "Deshalpar(Guntli)".

• Located at 85km from district HQ Bhuj and 4 km from NETRA mataji of Nakhatrana taluka, at the place locally known as "GADHWADI VADI", The Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) leaded by Dr. Jitendranath with its group of engineers and workmen have started excavation work at full throttle.The land where the excavation will be carried out is spread on 250 sq m and is being presently used for agriculture activities.

• As seen in Dholaveera, this place is also divided in three layers and is spread over an area 310 x 290 sq.mt. Walls having width of 6-9 mt. have been excavated and it is estimated that it might be of 40-50 mt. of length.

• Walls protecting the whole residency came into light during excavation and are 4 mt. thick.
• The excavation will cover the entire stretch to establish a link on the trading circuit during the Harappan civilization, which dates back to 3,000 BC. “This is a small and thinly populated village. And while some ancient remains were found earlier in the village to indicate the possibility of Harappan presence there, the site has practically remained untouched by archaeologists till date.
•  The Vadodara division of the ASI hit upon the proverbial pot of gold within just a few months of excavation at Khirasara.
• It gives evidence of this place being the site of a prosperous and a large community.
• Discovery of a "WAREHOUSE" was a big achievement.
• Houses have been found signifying beautiful residence of the community. Rectangular shaped rooms are connected to each other and furnace for cooking and foundation pillars have also been found. The walls of the houses are made with bricks and mud. For making footpath outside the houses mud, pieces of vessels, shells and small stones have been used.
• Bone pots(used to preserve ash and bones after death)  and pieces of shells have been recovered from the rooms. Unearthed some fine specimens of perforated pottery, which will be matched with the items recovered from other Harappan sites in order to identify and date them. "The ones found in the upper layer are likely to belong to a later period while the ones found in the deeper layer will be older," he explains. As is self-evident, the "subsistence pattern", or the trade and livelihood options of the lost colony will also become known once more artifacts are found.
 

       This way eyes are focused on Khirasara to be the next Harappan site of this bright civilisation and unveil yet unsolved mysteries and put cone light about its glorious past......!!!