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Rojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound
Sorath Harappan (2500–1700 BCE)·Sorath Harappan (Saurashtra Sorath)·🇮🇳 Gujarat, India
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About Rojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound
Rojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound in Gujarat, India is a Sorath Harappan (2500–1700 BCE) tell attributed to Sorath Harappan (Saurashtra Sorath). Mound 2 ha with Sorath Harappan pottery and copper, gateway to Gujarat harappan. Possehl Rojdi type-site Sorath Harappan.
Why it mattersKey Harappan or megalithic pastoral site defining Deccan trajectory
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chalcolithic–Harappan chronology
- 02Ash mound pastoralism model
Theories
- 01Water management
- 02Pastoral cattle cult
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
- Sorath Harappan (2500–1700 BCE)
- Culture
- Sorath Harappan (Saurashtra Sorath)
- Purpose
- Mound 2 ha with Sorath Harappan pottery and copper, gateway to Gujarat harappan
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
21.8900° N · 71.7400° E · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Rojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound — Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel summit
21.8901° N · 71.7401° ERojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound — Town Enclosure
wallsTown walls
21.8898° N · 71.7402° ERojdi — Saurashtra Harappan Mound — Craft Workshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop area
21.8904° N · 71.7398° E