JAISALMER: Red shards glinting in desert sand. A kiln with a central column, long buried. Chert blades and terracotta cakes from a civilisation 4,500 years old. History has stirred beneath the ...

Thar yields Harappan site, shifting Indus Valley map Vimal Bhatia / TNN / Updated: Jul 30, 2025, 04:10 IST JAISALMER: Red shards glinting in desert sand. A kiln with a central column, long buried.

Using luminescence dating of ancient river sediments, a new study presents evidence for river activity at Nal Quarry in the central Thar Desert starting from approx. 173 thousand years ago.