Bhagwanpura, also called Bhagpura, is an late Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that was located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of what is now mainly modern-day Pakistan and northwest India...

 site on the right bank of the Sarasvati river

Sarasvati River

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 in the Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra

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 district of Haryana

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 state, India

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Burnt bricks which are typical of the Harappa Culture are not to be found anywhere else except at Bhagwanpurain the late Harappan phase.

Distinctive Pottery

The site is best known for a unique pottery found there, called Painted Grey Ware. Panited Grey Ware is generally associated with the Vedic People , have been found in conjunction with some of the late Harappan Pottery in this place. So this area can be said as the junction of two great civilizations that India had seen. The date assigned to the Bhagwanpura finds ranges from 1600 BCE to 1000 BCE which is also roughly the period of Rig Veda.

It is interesting to note that at Bhagwanpura, a thirteen-roomed mud house had been discovered. Its dating is not confirmed yet. Cattle bones as well as horse bones have also been found in this area.