Dholavira and its mysterious sign board

The Harappan site is located in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. This 47 hectare (120 acres) quadrangular city is one of the largest mature Harappan sites. The site was occupied from ca. Gradual decline after 2650 BCE, around 2100 BCE. It was then briefly abandoned until it was recaptured by c.1450 BCE. The site has been systematically recorded in thirteen field excavations between 1990 and 2005, led by R.S. Bisht. Excavation reveals the importance of this site for the following reasons:

A long cultural sequence documenting a period of more than 1,500 years;
 (2) a meticulous and mathematically accurate city plan;

 (3) Monumental architecture, including a "stadium with terraced stands";

 (4) a unique funeral / sepulchral architecture;

 (5) The discovery of sandstone, from where the sandstone was excavated, turned into huge architectural members and even several hundred kilometers away from sites like Harappa and Mohenjo-daro and eventually exported,

 (6) Its incredible water management system and hydraulic engineering which includes at least 16 reservoirs and an extensive system of drains and sewers. The citadel area has a complex network of storm water drains, connected by an artery and equipped with slopes, steps, cascades, manholes (air ducts / water relief ducts), perforated floors and capstones. The main drains were too high for tall men to walk easily. The rainwater collected through these drains was stored as yet another reservoir that remained in the western part of the citadel. Overall the area of ​​the reservoir is about 10 hectares or 10 percent of the area within the walls. This magnificent system made it possible for the traitors to thrive in their desert home.


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