Ganeriwala

For the social group of Rajasthan, see Ganeriwal.

Ganeriwala
Ganeriwala
Coordinates:
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Time zone	Pakistan Standard Time (UTC+5)

Ganeriwala or Ganweriwala (Urdu: گنےریوالا‎ Punjabi: گنیریوالا) is an Indus Valley Civilization site in Punjab, Pakistan.

Facts

Ganeriwala is situated near the Indian border on the dry river bed of the Ghaggar-Hakra (also called the Sarasvati River), now a part of vast desert. It is spread over 80 hectares and comparable in size with the largest sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, such as Mohenjo-daro. But it is not excavated and only identified and it may turn up as top five largest towns of Indus Valley Civilisation.

Significant finds

Although excavaion is yet to begin in this site, a stray find of a terrecotta tablet is a significant find. In this seal, a cross legged person (suggested as yogic posture) and a kneeling person below a tree and upon a tree are depicted. Such kneeling persons on tree, particularly in front of a tiger like animal, are shown in tablets or seals found at Harappa (H 163 a), Mohenjadaro(M 309 a) and Kalibangan (K 49a).

Importance

It is equidistant from Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, situated in between these two ancient cities. In this aspect, the excavation may provide more information about this ancient civilisation.

See also

• Banawali
• Baror

• Ganeriwala

• Kalibangan
• Kanwari

• Karanpura
• 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, Gujarat, India & Gujrat, 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