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SITE MUSEUM AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE RAKHIGARHI, HISAR – Dronah Foundation

SITE MUSEUM AND INTERPRETATION CENTRE RAKHIGARHI, HISAR

The ancient site at Rakhigarhi, currently under Archaeological Survey of India, is spread over an area of about 325 hectares. The Haryana government has proposed to set up a museum at Rakhigarhi village in Hisar district over five acres of land, donated by the village panchayat, showcasing various items excavated from what was once a Harappan site. The excavations at Rakhigarhi include utensils, images of ox, cow and buffaloes, ornaments made of stones, pendants, steatite beads, semi-precious stones, gold beads, terracotta bangles, shell bangles etc., stone statues, pottery with leaf motifs, tools and weapons made of copper and bones. Seals like one depicting a composite figure of a man, bull, unicorn, elephant and a tiger, and other, a rare seal of tiger and graves.