Archaeology & Prehistory
Lothal: dockyard and bead factory
c. 2400-1600 BCEIndus Valley CivilisationLothal (Gujarat)Gujarat
2,400 BCE
A Harappan port with a large brick basin (widely read as a dock) and a specialised bead-making workshop.
- Dated
- 2,400–1,600 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 2400-1600 BCE
- Originator
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Source text
- Lothal (Gujarat)
- Region
- Gujarat
- Discipline
- Archaeology & Prehistory
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Verified-web
Meanwhile in the West
An early node in Indus-Mesopotamia maritime trade.
Fair to say
The 'dockyard' reading is accepted by many but disputed by some (possibly a reservoir).
Path to modern innovation
Illustrates early industrial craft and sea trade.
Builds on
2,400 BCETransmission
Excavated by S. R. Rao.
References
- 1S. R. Rao
- 2ASI reports
Further reading
Corrections and additional sources: edit IND-168 on GitHub.