Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch)
ધોળાવીરા · Dholavira N Tower
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Kutch, Dholavira, India
image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona modified by Mariagata1959 · Public domain
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About Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch)
Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch) in Gujarat, Kutch, Dholavira, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 6.0 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 30 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence 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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1891
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 807 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1921
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
23.8800° N · 70.2100° E · 30 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch) — structure with stratified deposits23.8775° N · 70.2112° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch) — complex with stratified deposits23.8786° N · 70.2119° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch) — outlier with stratified deposits23.8791° N · 70.2080° E
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