Archaeology & Prehistory
Dholavira: water engineering and 'signboard'
c. 3000-1500 BCEIndus Valley CivilisationDholavira (Gujarat)Gujarat
3,000 BCE
A city with giant carved-stone reservoirs, a three-part layout, and a ten-sign inscribed 'signboard'.
- Dated
- 3,000–1,500 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 3000-1500 BCE
- Originator
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Source text
- Dholavira (Gujarat)
- Region
- Gujarat
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Verified-web
Meanwhile in the West
Advanced water harvesting in an arid landscape.
Fair to say
The 'signboard' cannot be read (script undeciphered).
Path to modern innovation
A model of ancient water conservation.
Transmission
UNESCO World Heritage Site (2021).
References
- 1R. S. Bisht
- 2ASI
- 3UNESCO
Further reading
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