Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇮🇳 Dwarka, India
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About Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39)
Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) at Dwarka, India is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for mound and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersCentral Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) at Dwarka, India is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for mound a
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 400 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Mound and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39)
On the ground
Structures & features
21.8847° N · 69.4432° E · 93 m · 4 mapped features
- Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) Main Submerged-City Featuresubmerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) – central mound and associated settlement element with stratified deposits21.8847° N · 69.4432° E
- Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) defining settlement or ritual space21.8846° N · 69.4432° E
- Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) ceremonial landscape21.8848° N · 69.4431° E
- Central Dwarka Mound South — Dwarka (58-39) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management21.8846° N · 69.4431° E