Dholavira — Buried Reservoir North (Kutch, Gujarat)
Dholavira Buried Res N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Kutch, Dholavira Buried, India
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About Dholavira — Buried Reservoir North (Kutch, Gujarat)
Dholavira — Buried Reservoir North (Kutch, Gujarat) in Gujarat, Kutch, Dholavira Buried, India is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 30 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 2009
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 812 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1937
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
23.8800° N · 70.2200° E · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Dholavira — Buried Reservoir North (Kutch, Gujarat) — insula with stratified deposits
23.8806° N · 70.2189° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Dholavira — Buried Reservoir North (Kutch, Gujarat) — street with stratified deposits
23.8777° N · 70.2201° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Dholavira — Buried Reservoir North (Kutch, Gujarat) — workshop with stratified deposits
23.8781° N · 70.2197° E