Harappa gave its name to the Indus civilisation. The mounds of a city that flourished about 2600 to 1900 BCE lie beside a small museum.
The site was first excavated in the 1920s. Unfortunately, in the 19th century, railway contractors took thousands of its baked bricks as ballast for the Lahore-Multan line, destroying much of the city. What survives is smaller than at Mohenjo-daro, but the museum has good seals, beads and toys, and the quiet mounds are worth the detour.
Harappa is about three hours from Lahore, and most travellers combine it with Multan.
Highlights
- The excavated mounds
- The site museum with seals and pottery
- The story of the stolen bricks
