TNPSC Thervupettagam

Mitathal and Tighrana Harappan Sites

April 5 , 2025 12 hrs 0 min 49 0
  • The Haryana government has declared two sites of over 4,400-year-old Harappan civilisation in Bhiwani district as protected monuments and archaeological sites.
  • The two sites are situated at two neighbouring villages of Tighrana and Mitathal.
  • The Tighrana region was first inhabited by Chalcolithic agricultural communities as early as 2,400 BCE.
  • These early settlers (very popularly known as Sothians) lived at Chang, Mitathal, Tighrana etc. in small mud-brick houses with thatched roofs.
  • They used copper, bronze and stone implements as discovered in large numbers.

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