What is Bhirdana?
'''Bhirdana''' is a village in the [[Fatehabad]] district in the [[India]]n state of [[Haryana]]. In 2003, [[archaeologist]]s found the remains of an ancient town which belonged to the [[Indus Valley civilization]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040102/haryana.htm#8 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana |work=tribuneindia.com |access-date=19 September 2010 }}</ref> They found a well, part of a defensive town wall, pottery, bricks, and beads made from semi-precious stones.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2006_10_08_archive.html |title=IntelliBriefs: October 08, 2006 |work=intellibriefs.blogspot.com |access-date=19 September 2010 |archive-date=16 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016093558/http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2006_10_08_archive.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> These are said to be about 5,000 years old. Archaeologists were looking for evidence of the [[Saraswati River]], which has disappeared under farmlands. For many years people believed the river was a [[myth]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/6145973/Saraswati-Journey-From-Myth-to-RealityRajesh-Purohit |title=Saraswati Journey From Myth to Reality-Rajesh Purohit |work=scribd.com |access-date=19 September 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is now known that the village of Bhirdana was built on the banks of the river. ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|geo|Asia}} [[Category:Villages in India]] [[Category:Settlements in Haryana]]