| Site | Location | Excavator | Year of Discovery | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harappa | Montgomery District, Punjab (Pakistan) | Dayaram Sahni | 1921 | Large granary, R-37 cemetery, fragmented dancing figure, rectangular seal with a plant emerging from a woman's womb |
| Mohenjo-daro | Right bank of the Indus River, Larkana District (Pakistan) | Rakhaldas Banerji | 1922 | Great Bath, large granary, bronze statue of a dancer, seal depicting a yogi in lotus position with three faces |
| Lothal | Bhogava River bank, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | S.R. Rao | 1955 | Dockyard, bead-making factory, ivory scale, three burial sites |
| Dholavira | Rann of Kutch, Gujarat | R.S. Bisht | 1967-68 | Advanced water management system, ten-symbol inscription, large reservoirs |
| Kalibangan | Hanumangarh (Rajasthan) | B.B. Lal, B.K. Thapar | 1961 | Mud-brick buildings, evidence of plowed fields, earthquake evidence, wells in almost every house |
| Rakhigarhi | Ghaggar or Saraswati River bank, Hisar (Haryana) | Suraj Bhan | 1990-91 | Largest Harappan site in India, advanced drainage system |
| Banawali | Fatehabad, Haryana | R.S. Bisht | 1973-74 | Replica of a plow made of baked clay |
| Ropar | Satluj River bank, Punjab | Y.D. Sharma | 1953-56 | Evidence of a man buried with a domesticated dog |