Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex
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Harappan (2650–2000 BCE)·Harappan Dholavira·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Kutch, Khadir Island, Dholavira, Rann, India
About
About Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex
Kutch Dholavira excavated by Bisht 1989–, signboard 10 Indus signs and stadium 300 m.
Why it mattersKey Harappan Dholavira hydraulic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
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 city; east reservoirs 2600 BCE
- Period
- Harappan (2650–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan Dholavira
- Purpose
- Harappan rock-cut reservoirs (16 total, eastern largest 73 m) — desert water harvesting city of 48 ha
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1955
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex
c. 2650 BCE city; east reservoirs 2600 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex
On the ground
Structures & features
23.8880° N · 70.2170° E · 32 m · 3 mapped features
Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — Principal Cistern
cisterncistern at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — outlier feature
23.8898° N · 70.2186° EDholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — Aqueduct Annex 2
aqueductaqueduct at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — hydraulic feature
23.8877° N · 70.2168° EDholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — Southern Dam
damdam at Dholavira — Eastern Reservoir Rock-Cut Complex — primary structure
23.8865° N · 70.2169° E