Jognakhera
| Jognakhera | |
|---|---|
| Archeological site | |
  Jognakhera | |
| Coordinates: 29°58′17″N 76°53′14″E / 29.97139°N 76.88722°ECoordinates: 29°58′17″N 76°53′14″E / 29.97139°N 76.88722°E | |
| Country | India |
| Province | Haryana |
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time (UTC+5.30) |
Jognakhera is a site belonging to late Harappan phase of Indus Valley Civilisation. Jogankhera is located in Kurukshetra District, Haryana, India.[1]
Excavation
Jognakhera was excavated during 2009, although local people are not aware of the importance of this ancient site.[2] Pot shreds were also recovered from this site.[2]
Copper smelting
Jognakhera was a copper smelting site where copper smelting furnaces with copper slag were recovered.[2] The furnaces excavated from this site looked like huge saucers. [2]
Damage to site
Floods created out of breach to Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal during July 2010 caused damage to this archeological site. [2]
See also
- Indus Valley Civilization* List of Indus Valley Civilization sites
- List of inventions and discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Kunal, Haryana (copper smelting)
References
- ↑ Ghosh, Amalananda (Ed.) (1990). An Encyclopaedia of Indian archaeology. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 187. ISBN 9789004092648.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sabharwal, Vijay (2010-07-11). "Indus Valley site ravaged by floods". The Times Of India.
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