Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India
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About Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier
Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier in Gujarat, Ahmedabad, 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 necropolis 3 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 22.5105N 72.2461E controls access to Gujarat, Ahmedabad 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, Ahmedabad, illustrating Harappan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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
- Partially excavated
c. 2400 BCE
Initial construction of Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1373 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier
2000–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
22.5105° N · 72.2461° E · 31 m · 4 mapped features
Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier — Main Hydraulic Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
22.5111° N · 72.2460° ELothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
22.5098° N · 72.2466° ELothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
22.5103° N · 72.2458° ELothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin
22.5112° N · 72.2463° E