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In 1921, while visiting a site called Ghaibi-Daro in the western part of Larkana District in contemporary West Punjab, Rakhal Das noticed that a large ancient structure had collapsed, exposing several large round-bottomed clay jars. Out of sheer curiosity, he inserted his hand into one of the jars and his finger was scratched. Those around him assumed a snake was inside and that he had been bitten. His team quickly wrapped his hand in cloth and broke open the jar, expecting to find a snake. Instead, they discovered ten pointed-bottom crucible-like pots arranged in three superimposed rows. A small blade made of flint (a type of stone) was placed atop one of the upper jars, which had caused the injury to his finger. Inside each pot, they found fragments of bone, surrounded by tiny pots containing grave goods, beads, and flint blades. This discovery led Rakhal Das to realise that the ruins in the southern part of Sindh were different from those in the north. His findings at Ghaibi-Daro would later help him understand the nature of Mohenjo-Daro.

Rakhal Das Banerji: The Bengali explorer who changed history Rakhal Das conducted the first extensive excavation at Mohenjo-Daro from December 1922 to March 1923, uncovering three sites.

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