Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex

Why it mattersKey Harappan Dholavira hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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Built

c. 2650 BCE city; east reservoirs 2600 BCE

Period

Harappan (2650–2000 BCE)

Culture

Harappan Dholavira

Purpose

Harappan rock-cut reservoirs (16 total, eastern largest 73 m) — desert water harvesting city of 48 ha

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1955

Excavation

Excavated

1. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex

2. c. 2650 BCE city; east reservoirs 2600 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex

3. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex

• Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — Principal Cisterncisterncistern at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — outlier feature23.8898° N · 70.2186° E
• Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — Aqueduct Annex 2aqueductaqueduct at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — hydraulic feature23.8877° N · 70.2168° E
• Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — Southern Damdamdam at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — primary structure23.8865° N · 70.2169° E