Lothal, Gujarat,
India
(Site Info,
An overview of Lothal,
A walk through Lothal,
Harappa.com)
The ancient site of Lothal ('place of the dead') was discovered in 1954 by SR Rao ... Excavations from 1955-62 established Lothal as a Harappan port
town and a manufacturing center of many objects ... possibly for export to
other Harappan and west Asian cities ... The material remains of the
Harappans of Lothal reflect their high standards in many areas: ... beads of
various shapes and materials, third largest collection of Indus seals next
only to Mohenjodaro and Harappa, ... shell objects, copper objects
like an ingot of 99.98% purity, various copper and bronze objects like
drill-bits, saw and fish-hooks, tools of stone, weaving tools, pottery with
intricate painting, games objects, terracotta figurines animals like
gorilla, horse, and rhinoceros, series of accurate weights, ivory scale with
linear divisions, shell compass for sighting a line and measuring cardinal
angle, etc. (read
more ) [- Apr 06]
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Up to 4,400 years
old well
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Lothal
dockyard (1, 2)▒
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Lothal ship
anchors
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Lothal
warehouse (more)
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The acropolis
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Kitchen with
pot furnace
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Kitchen with
pot furnace
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Kitchen area
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Kitchen area
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Pot furnace
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Drains and pot
furnace
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Sewage drains
(more)
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Bead maker's
kiln ▒
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Lower town (more)
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Lower town ▒
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Former market
area (1, 2)
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Acropolis drains
(more)
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Acropolis drains
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Acropolis drains
(1, 2)
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A well on the
acropolis
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