Dholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension
Mature Harappan (2650–1450 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Gujarat, India
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About Dholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension
Dholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2650–1450 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan. Rock-cut eastern reservoir 73 × 29 m with 10 m depth and stone bund, Harappan hydraulic peak. Dholavira reservoirs are Asia's earliest sophisticated water management, 16 reservoirs with gradients.
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. 2650 BCE
- Period
- Mature Harappan (2650–1450 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Rock-cut eastern reservoir 73 × 29 m with 10 m depth and stone bund, Harappan hydraulic peak
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2650 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
23.8900° N · 70.2100° E · 30 m · 4 mapped features
Dholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension — Reservoir Basin
reservoirWater storage basin
23.8901° N · 70.2101° EDholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension — Bund Embankment
bundEarthen/stone bund
23.8898° N · 70.2101° EDholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension — Inlet Channel
channelFeeder channel
23.8904° N · 70.2098° EDholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension — Outlier Cairn
cairnSmall outlier mound
23.8896° N · 70.2099° E