Verified23.2400° N · 70.6400° E · 15 m
Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound
Mature Harappan (2500–1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Gujarat, India
About
About Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound
Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2500–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Coastal Harappan port mound with Harappan and Sorath ware at Gulf of Kutch. Shikarpur Kutch Harappan port with 2000 sherds and shell bangles.
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
- Mature Harappan (2500–1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Coastal Harappan port mound with Harappan and Sorath ware at Gulf of Kutch
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
23.2400° N · 70.6400° E · 15 m · 4 mapped features
Shikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound — Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel summit
23.2401° N · 70.6401° EShikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound — Town Enclosure
wallsTown walls
23.2398° N · 70.6402° EShikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound — Craft Workshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop area
23.2404° N · 70.6398° EShikarpur — Kutch Harappan Port Mound — Outlier Cairn
cairnSmall outlier mound
23.2396° N · 70.6399° E