Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33)
Chalcolithic (regional)·Chalcolithic·🇮🇳 Dwarka, India
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About Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33)
Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) at Dwarka, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) submerged city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for ridge 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 mattersInner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) at Dwarka, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) submerged city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for ridg
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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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Ridge and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33)
On the ground
Structures & features
22.5635° N · 68.1788° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
- Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) Main Submerged-City Featuresubmerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) – central ridge and associated settlement element with stratified deposits22.5635° N · 68.1788° E
- Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) defining settlement or ritual space22.5634° N · 68.1789° E
- Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Inner Dwarka Ridge South — Dwarka (58-33) ceremonial landscape22.5636° N · 68.1787° E