"On my return to India . . . a survey of any remains of ancient occupations along the dry river-bed of the Ghaggar or Hakra, which passes from the easternmost Panjab through the States of Bikaner and Bahawalpur down to Sind, seemed attractive. Traditional Indian belief recognizes in this well-marked bed the course of the sacred SarasvatÄ«, once carrying its abundant waters down to the ocean and since antiquity ālostā in desert sands... the Ghaggar was āstill known as the Sarsuti (the Hindi derivative of SarasvatÄ«) [which] passes the sacred sites of Kurukshetra near Thanesar, a place of Hindu pilgrimageā... āthe width of its dry bed within Bikaner territory [that is, downstream of Hanumangarh]; over more than 100 miles [160 km], it is nowhere less than 2 miles [3.2 km] and in places 4 miles [6.4 km] or moreā... āThe large number of these ancient sites contrasts strikingly with the very few small villages still on the same ground.ā..."
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Aurel Stein
Sir Marc Aurel Stein, KCIE, FRAS, FBA (Hungarian: Stein MĆ”rk AurĆ©l; 26 November 1862 ā 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at Indian universities.
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