Balu, Haryana
Balu is a small archeological site attributed to the Indus Valley Civilisation, located some 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of the city of Kaithal in the Indian state of Haryana.
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Historical significance
This is a small fortified settlement which has yielded several plant remains.[1]
Floral remains
Several plant remains were found here include various types of barley,wheat, rice, horsegram,green gram, various types of pea,sesamum, melon, waermelon,grapes, dates, garlic etc.(Saraswat and Pokharia - 2001-2)[1] which is comparable to a nearby IVC site Kunal, Haryana revealed remains of Rice (probably wild).
Earliest garlic
The plant remains found here include a garlic specimen, recognised as the earliest evidence of garlic.[1] This is the earliest evidence of garlic cloves in south & south-east Asia, and it dates to the Mature Harappan period.
See also
- Balu, Haryana
- Banawali
- Baror
- Ganeriwala
- Kalibangan
- Kanwari* Karanpura
- Kunal, Haryana
- Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization
- List of inventions and discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujrat, India & Pakistan
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
- List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
- List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India
- Haryana Tourism
References
External links
Location of Balu and other IVC sites in Haryana [1]
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