Rakhigarhi Skeletons Transferred for Scientific Research:
Human skeletal remains from Rakhigarhi, a major Harappan archaeological site in Haryana, have been formally handed over by the Archaeological Survey of India to the Anthropological Survey of India, a national research institute under the Union Ministry of Culture, for detailed scientific study.The handover was carried out under a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. Three complete skeletons and related skeletal fragments have been shifted to the Anthropological Survey of India’s Kolkata laboratory.Rakhigarhi, spread across about 550 hectares, is considered one of the largest known settlements of the Harappan Civilisation, also referred to as the Indus Valley Civilisation or Indus-Saraswati Civilisation.Excavations at the site have revealed planned settlements, drainage systems, craft production centres, trade networks, and burial grounds, indicating continuous habitation from the Early Harappan to the Mature Harappan periods.Mound Number 7 at Rakhigarhi has been identified as a major burial area, from where 56 human skeletons were recovered, including the remains of a woman dated to around 4,600 years ago.
