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Chatrikhera is located in Southeastern Rajasthan in the Mewar Plain of India. It dates to 3000 BC and covers different time periods such as Chalcolithic (Ahar Banas), Iron Age, and Medieval Periods. The village name Chatrikhera means, "Hill of the Cenotaph". The mound includes pottery sherds, beads, jewelry, terracotta figurines, animal figurines, and lithics. The growing population of Rajasthan has started to intrude on the site.

The Village
 * Approximately 30 households are in the village which has four intersecting roads. Houses were build around the mound which were approximately 9 meters high. Within the village stories are told which provide oral history passed down from generation to generation.

Artifacts of the Mound
 * Artifacts include terracotta bull figurines, stone tools, silver coins, copper knives, beads and bangles. Some people use artifacts from the mound.