Arrange the following Harappan sites in order of their beginning of excavations.
(i) Lothal
(ii) Kalibanga
(iii) Dholavira
(iv) Harappa
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Correct option is A

The correct option is (iv), (i), (ii), (iii).

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The Harappan sites are arranged chronologically based on when their initial excavations began:

Harappa (iv): Excavations began in 1921, led by Daya Ram Sahni.
Lothal (i): The site was discovered in 1954, and excavations began in 1955.
Kalibanga (ii): The site was discovered by A. Ghosh in 1953, and a major phase of excavation was conducted by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar starting in 1961.
Dholavira (iii): The site was discovered in 1967-1968, but large-scale excavations did not begin until 1990, led by R. S. Bisht.