Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Kutch, India
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About Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex
Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex in Gujarat, Kutch, India is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 6 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 23.8839N 70.2015E controls access to Gujarat, Kutch resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey hydraulic for Gujarat, Kutch, illustrating Harappan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Water management and storage for settlement and agriculture
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2400 BCE
Initial construction of Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex main structure
c. 1314 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex
1999–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
23.8839° N · 70.2015° E · 11 m · 3 mapped features
Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex — Main Hydraulic Feature
cairnPrimary cairn at Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
23.8821° N · 70.2017° EDholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex — Secondary Enclosure
plazaAncillary plaza at Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
23.8840° N · 70.2027° EDholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
reservoirOutlier reservoir panel linked to Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex ceremonial landscape
23.8831° N · 70.2027° E