Kalyani Stepped Well East
Kalyani Stepped Well East Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇳 Rajasthan, India
About
About Kalyani Stepped Well East
Kalyani Stepped Well East in Rajasthan, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Bronze Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological-wonder traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Kalyani Stepped Well East
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Bronze Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
27.0354° N · 75.9152° E · 252 m · 3 mapped features
Kalyani Stepped Well East — Principal Feature
structurePrimary archaeological-wonder feature at Kalyani Stepped Well East
27.0362° N · 75.9160° EKalyani Stepped Well East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Kalyani Stepped Well East
27.0347° N · 75.9146° EKalyani Stepped Well East — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Kalyani Stepped Well East
27.0365° N · 75.9142° E