Ojhiyana Archaeological Site

The Ojhiyana archaeological site lies 30 km south-west of Beawar in the hilly part of Beawar district, formerly Bhilwara, Rajasthan. Excavated in 1999–2000 and again in 2000–01, the second time by the Jaipur Circle of the Survey under B. R. Meena and Alok Tripathi, it revealed Chalcolithic remains dating from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium B.C. Its position on a hill slope sets it apart from other Ahar culture sites, which lie in river valleys.

A single-culture deposit about 7.5 metres thick shows three phases: settlers first built in sun-dried mud brick on the natural rock, then turned to local stone, and finally declined, with signs of a devastating fire. The finds include white-painted, stylised terracotta bulls known as Ojiyana bulls, possibly used in ceremonies, along with cow figurines, a copper chopper, Harappan-type faience, beads and shell and copper bangles.