Rojdi
Rojdi Sorath Harappan Site · Gondal Rojdi · Rajkot Rojdi
Sorath Harappan 2500–1700 BCE (Rojdi A→B→C)·Sorath Harappan (Possehl) — interior Saurashtra variant·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Rajkot District, Gondal Taluka, Rojdi village on Bhadar River tributary 15 km SE of Gondal, Saurashtra interior, India
About
About Rojdi
Rojdi — Sorath Harappan farming village (2500–1700 BCE) 15 km SE Gondal, interior Saurashtra, excavated 1982–86 by G.L. Possehl and B. Raval (Penn–Gujarat State Dept). Three-phase Sorath Harappan: Rojdi A (2500–2200) Early Harappan; Rojdi B (2200–1900) Mature with fortified? Rojdi C (1900–1700) Late Harappan decline with microliths. Large rectilinear mudbrick houses, grinding stones, millet and wheat, cattle, and 100+ burials document Saurashtra interior Harappan agrarian trajectory separate from Indus core.
Why it mattersSorath Harappan stratigraphic type-site Rojdi A-B-C — proves Saurashtra continuity through 1700 BCE
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Why Rojdi C shows decline but not abandonment — resilience?
Theories
- 01Saurashtra interior Harappan as millet-water management adaptation
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 Rojdi A; Mature 2200–1900 BCE
- Period
- Sorath Harappan 2500–1700 BCE (Rojdi A→B→C)
- Culture
- Sorath Harappan (Possehl) — interior Saurashtra variant
- Builders
- Sorath Harappan farmers
- Purpose
- Interior agrarian village demonstrating Saurashtra Harappan continuity through Late Harappan without break
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.2500–2200 BCE
Rojdi A Early Harappan houses
c.2200–1900 BCE
Rojdi B Mature Sorath Harappan
c.1900–1700 BCE
Rojdi C Late Harappan with microliths
On the ground
Structures & features
21.8700° N · 70.9700° E · 120 m · 2 mapped features
Main Habitation Ridge
settlementRectilinear mudbrick houses along central ridge with grinding stones
21.8710° N · 70.9692° EWestern Burial Cluster
cemeteryExtended and flexed burials with Harappan red ware west of ridge
21.8685° N · 70.9711° E