[1] Excavation at Kunal show 3 successive phases of Pre-Harappan indigenous culture on the Saraswati river who also traded with Kalibangan and Lothal.

[2] Kunal, along with its other contemporary sites Bhirrana and Rakhigarhi on Sarasvati-Ghaggar river system,[3][4] is recognised as the oldest Pre-Harappan settlement,[4][5] with Kunal being an older cultural ancestor to Rehman Dheri in Pakistan,[6] which is on the Tentative List for future World Heritage Sites.

The artifacts found at Kunal have provided significant information about the "lifestyle, socio-economic milieu and food habit of the people who lived along the Sarasvati River in the ancient times.

The hoard containing gold beads and copper rings at Kunal are evidence of developed village farming communities with trade links to far-flung countries for the import of metal and precious stones which are not found in this area.

[3] Discovery of a button seal during 1998-99 excavations by ASI shows this site's culture is an older ancestry of the Rehman Dheri.

The discovery of regalis (royal items) excavated from this mound are the oldest of its kind in the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Iran.

[2] Discoveries include woman's complete dress, tribal head attire, copper spearheads, steatite seals with geometrical patterns (indicating seal making in IVC first begun here), terracotta antiques, arrowheads, fish hooks, two crowns, bangles, silver beads, gold pendants and over 12,000 beads of semi precious stones including lapis lazuli.

[2] Designs on pottery included pipal leaves (ficus religiosa) and humped bull[15] which were important motifs found on Mature Harappan seals.

Bone tools, micro blades made of chalcedony, copper fish hooks and arrow heads were also found here.

[6] Large hoards of jewellery were found at this location, including two silver tiaras, gold ornaments, beads of semi precious stones etc.