An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.464

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**Ropar**, earlier spelt as **Rupar** and now as **Rupnagar** (30°58′; 76°32′), Dt Rupnagar (formerly in Dt Ambala), lying on the left bank of the Sutlej, where the river emerges into the plains from the Siwaliks. The 21 m high mound here was excavated from 1952 to 1955 by the writer on behalf of the ASI (*IAR 1953-4*, p. 4; *1954-5*, p. 9). The operations were mainly vertical, and although several trenches were sunk the lowest cultural levels were reached only in parts of some of the trenches. The excavations yielded a sequence of six Pds: I (Harappa [4.9], c. 2100 to 1400 B.C.); II (PGW [4.5], c. 1000 to 600 B.C.); III (NBPW or early historical [4.18.1], c. 600 to 200 B.C.); IV (middle to late historical, c. 200 B.C. to A D 700); V (late historical, c. 700-1200); and VI (medieval, c. 1200-1700). Some of these Pds are divided into Sub-pds.