Table 3. The archaeological and anthropological details of the burials in Rakhigarhi cemetery.
Locality | Trench | Burial No. | Group | Locus in Trench | Gender/Age | Burial Type / Position of the Dead | Votive Pots inside Grave | Ornaments | Other Remarks | |
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RGR 7.2 (n = 42) |
A1 (n = 6) |
BR 01 | III | SE | Male / 36–50 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 7 | |||
BR 02 | II | SE | Male / 16–18 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 6 | Good Preservation of Skeletal Remains |
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BR 03 | III | NE | Indeterminate /3-5 yrs | Primary / Supine | 2 | Shallow Grave | ||||
BR 04 | III | NE | Female / 36–50 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 4 | Bracelet (1 shell on left arm) |
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BR 05 | III | NE | Symbolic / Nil | 27 | ||||||
BR 06 | III | SW | Symbolic / Nil | 6 | ||||||
A2 (n = 36) |
BR 07 | III | SE | Indeterminate /36-50 yrs | Primary / Indeterminate | 22 | Encroachment 07 by 08 and 09 |
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BR 08 | Indeterminate /Adult | Primary / Indeterminate | 7 | |||||||
BR 09 | Indeterminate /36-50 yrs | Primary / Supine | 7 | |||||||
BR 10 | A | III | SE | Indeterminate /2-4 yrs | Primary / Supine | 3 | Encroachment B by A |
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B | Indeterminate /Adult | Primary / Supine | 2 | |||||||
BR 11 | III | SE | Primary / Indeterminate | 12 | Disturbed during Early Historic |
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BR 12 | III | SE | Indeterminate /Adult | Primary / Supine | 11 | Anklet (steatite micro-beads) |
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BR 13 | III | NE | Indeterminate /Adult | Primary / Indeterminate | 7 | Encroachment 14 by 13 and 15 Both 13 and 15 have shell spoon inside small pot |
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BR 14 | Primary / Indeterminate | 13 | ||||||||
BR 15 | Female /Indeterminate |
Primary / Supine | 8 | |||||||
BR 16 | I | SE | Symbolic / Nil | 13 | ||||||
BR 17 | A | II | SE | Indeterminate /2-4 yrs | Primary / Supine | 3 | Relation of A and B is not certain |
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B | Primary / Indeterminate | 6 | ||||||||
BR 18 | A | III | SW | Indeterminate /Adult | Primary / Indeterminate | 8 | Encroachment B by A |
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B | Indeterminate /Adult | Primary / Indeterminate | 6 | |||||||
BR 19 | II | SW | Female / 21–35 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 16 | Bracelet (1 shell on left arm) Necklace (2 Carnelian beads) |
Brick-lined Grave | |||
BR 20 | A | III | NE | Indeterminate /36-50 yrs | Primary / Supine | 2 | Encroachment A by B, B by C |
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B | Indeterminate /Child | Primary / Indeterminate | 3 | |||||||
C | Primary / Indeterminate | 2 | ||||||||
BR 21 | III | NE | Secondary /few bones | 17 | ||||||
BR 22 | II | SE | Female / 21–35 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 9 | Bracelets (2 coppers:left and right arm) Terracotta Ring (right chest) |
Most Elaborate Grave Structure (Brick-lined) |
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BR 23 | III | SE | Indeterminate /Adolescent | Primary / Supine | Indeterminate | Ring (copper on left hand) |
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BR 24 | III | SE | Female /Adult |
Primary / Supine | 2 | |||||
BR 25 | III | SE | Male / 36–50 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 5 | |||||
BR 26 | III | SW | Indeterminate /36-50 yrs | Primary / Supine | 13 | |||||
BR 27 | III | SE | Primary / Indeterminate | 4 | Disturbed during Early Historic |
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BR 28 | III | SE | Indeterminate /Adult | Primary / Supine | 6 | |||||
BR 29 | III | SE | Primary / Indeterminate | 12 | Encroachment by BR 25 |
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BR 30 | II | SW | Unused | 0 | ||||||
BR 31 | II | SW | Female / >50 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 22 | Necklace (1 stone / 1 Faience bead) Bracelet (1 shell on right arm) Anklet (steatite micro-beads) |
Brick-lined Grave | |||
BR 32 | A | III | SW | Symbolic / Nil | 18 | Encroachment A by B |
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B | Secondary / Nil | 3 | ||||||||
BR 33 | II | SW | Female /21-35 yrs |
Primary / Prone | 34 | Brick-lined Grave | ||||
BR 34 | II | SW | Symbolic / Nil | 27 | ||||||
BR 35 | III | SW | Indeterminate /12-16 yrs | Primary / Supine | 10 | Bracelet (4 shells–left arm / 2 coppers and 12 stone beads–right) Necklace (beads of different size and materials) |
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BR 36 | I | SE | Female /36-50 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 7 | Bracelets (2 shells on left arm) |
Good Preservation of Skeletal Remains |
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RGR 7.3 (n = 11) |
B1 (n = 3) |
BR 01 | A | III | N | Male /21-35 yrs |
Primary / Prone | 46 | A-Good Preservation of Skeletal Remains Relation of A and B is not certain |
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B | Primary / Indeterminate | Indeterminate | ||||||||
BR05 | III | S | Symbolic / Nil | 20 | ||||||
B2 (n = 8) |
BR02 | A1 | III | N | Male /21-35 yrs |
Primary / Prone | 37 | Well-plastering for A1 Both A1 and C1 have small pot under knee A1 and C1—Good Preservation of Skeletal Remains |
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A2 | Indeterminate /36-50 yrs | Secondary / Nil | ||||||||
B | Female /36-50 yrs |
Secondary / Nil | ||||||||
C1 | Male /16-18 yrs |
Primary / Supine | ||||||||
C2 | Indeterminate /Indeterminate |
Secondary / Nil | ||||||||
BR 03 | A | III | S | Male /Indeterminate |
Primary / Supine | 31 | Encroachment of B inside A | |||
B | Indeterminate /Indeterminate |
Primary / Supine | Indeterminate | |||||||
BR 04 | III | S | Female /36-50 yrs |
Primary / Supine | 15 | Bracelets (2 copper: 1 left and right) |