Ganeshwar

Ganeshwar Civilization
गणेश्वर सभ्यता
village
Ganeshwar Civilization
Location in Rajasthan, India
Ganeshwar Civilization
Ganeshwar Civilization (India)
Coordinates: 27°37′58″N 75°52′46″E / 27.632732°N 75.879359°E / 27.632732; 75.879359Coordinates: 27°37′58″N 75°52′46″E / 27.632732°N 75.879359°E / 27.632732; 75.879359
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Sikar
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
 • Sarpanch Saroj Devi [1]
Elevation 424.24 m (1,391.86 ft)
Population (2011[2])
 • Total 6,994
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 332705 [3]
Telephone code 91-1574
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-23
Nearest city Neem-Ka-Thana
Distance from Neem-Ka-Thana 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) (land)
Distance from Sikar 66.4 kilometres (41.3 mi) (land)
Distance from Jaipur 83 kilometres (52 mi) (land)
Avg. summer temperature 46–48 °C
Avg. winter temperature 0–1 °C

Ganeshwar is a village in Neem-Ka-Thana Tehsil (Mandal) in the Sikar District of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Ganeshwar is 7.9 kilometres (4.9 mi) distance from Neem-Ka- Thana town, 66.4 kilometres (41.3 mi) from Sikar city and 83 kilometres (52 mi) from Jaipur. Excavations in the area revealed the remains of a 4,000-year-old civilization.

History

Ganeshwar is located near the copper mines of the Sikar-Jhunjhunu area of the Khetri copper belt in Rajasthan. The Ganeshwar-Jodhpura culture group has over 80 other sites currently identified.[4]The period was estimated to be 2500–2000 BC. Historian Ratna Chandra Agrawal wrote that Ganeshwar was excavated in 1977. Excavations revealed copper objects including arrowheads, spearheads, fish hooks, bangles and chisels. With its microliths and other stone tools, Ganeshwar culture can be ascribed to the pre-Harappan period. Ganeshwar saw three cultural phases: Period 1 (3800 BCE) which was characterized by hunting and gathering communities using chert tools; Period II (2800 BCE) shows the beginnings of metal work in copper and fired clay pottery; Period III (2000 BCE) featured a variety of pottery and copper goods being produced.[5] Nearly one thousand pieces of copper were found here.[6] Red pottery was found here with black portraiture. Ganeshwar mainly supplied copper objects to Harappa.The Ganeshwar people partly lived on agriculture and largely on hunting. Although their principle craft was manufacture of copper objects but they were unable to urbanize. With its microliths and other stone tools, much of Ganeshwar culture can be considered a pre-Harappan Chalcolithic culture that contributed to the making of the mature Harappan culture. [7] The copper was obtained in the nearby Aravalli Range.

References

  1. ↑ Details of Sarpanch in Sikar
  2. ↑ "Census of India: Sub-District Details". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  3. ↑ "Pin code search option, India Post". indiapost.gov.in. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. ↑ Hooja, Rima. "The Transition to Food Production." In A History of Rajasthan, 206-08. New Dehli: Rupa, 2006.
  5. ↑ Joshi, M.C, ed. "Indian Archaeology: 1987-88 A Review." Archaeological Survey of India, 1992, 101-02. Accessed March 7, 2018. asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian Archaeology 1987-88 A Review.pdf.
  6. ↑ रतन लाल मिश्र:श�?�?ावा�?�? �?ा नव�?न �?तिहास, म�?डावा, १९९८, प�?.२०
  7. ↑ Sailendra Nath Sen: Ancient Indian History And Civilization, New Age International, 01-Jan-1999, Page No.27
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