"A remarkable discovery ... at Kalibangan was that of a ploughed agricultural field.... This is the earliest agricultural field ever brought to light through an excavation anywhere in the world."
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Lal, B. B. (2002). The Sarasvatī flows on : the continuity of Indian culture. Aryan Books International. 38
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Kalibangan
KalibangÄn is a town located at 29.47Ā°N 74.13Ā°Eļ»æ / 29.47; 74.13 on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar (Ghaggar-Hakra River) in Tehsil PilibangÄn, between Suratgarh and Hanumangarh in Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan, India 205 km. from Bikaner. It is also identified as being established in the triangle of land at the confluence of Drishadvati and Sarasvati Rivers. The prehistoric and pre-Mauryan character of Indus Valley Civilisation was first identified by Luigi Tessitori at this site.
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