RakhigarhiLocation: Hisar, Haryana
Established in: 4600 BC
Abandoned in: 1900 BC
Discovered in: 1965 AD
Kalibangan
Location: Hanumangarh, Rajasthan
Established in: 3700 BC
Abandoned in: 1750 BC
Discovered in: 1919 AD; by Luigi Pio Tessitori, an Italian Indologist, who was working on Ram Charit Manas by Tulsidas
Lothal
Location: Saragwala Village in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Established in: 3700 BC
Abandoned in: 1900 BC
Discovered in: 1954 AD
Dholavira
Location: Khadir Bet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch, Gujarat
Established in: 2650 BC
Abandoned in: 1450 BC
Discovered in: 1967 AD – 1968 AD; by J. P. Joshi
SurkatodaLocation: Rapar Taluka of Kutch, Gujarat
Established in: 2100 BC
Abandoned in: 1700 BC
Discovered in: 1964; by Shri Jagat Pati Joshi
Dwarka
Location: Submerged near the present-day town of Dwarka, Gujarat
Established in: 1500 BC (estimated)
Abandoned in: 1443 BC (estimated)
Discovered in: 1983 AD
Sanchi
Location: Sanchi Town, Madhya Pradesh
Established in: 300 BC
Abandoned in: 1300 AD
Discovered in: 1818 AD; by British General Taylor
Muziris
Location: Kodungallur, Kerala
Established in: 100 BC or before
Abandoned in: 1341 AD
Discovered in: 1945; followed by subsequent major discoveries in 1969, 1983, and 2007
Nagarjunakonda
Location: Macherla, Andhra Pradesh
Established in: 225 AD
Abandoned in: 325 AD
Discovered in: 1926 AD; by archaeologists AR Saraswat and S Venkataramaiah
Vijayanagar
Location: Hampi, Karnataka
Established in: 1336 AD
Abandoned in: 1565 AD
Discovered in: 1800 AD; by Colonel Colin Mackenzie