Bet Dwarka — North Bastion (Saurashtra, Gujarat)
Bet Dwarka Bastion N
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze–Iron Age maritime·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Bet Dwarka, India
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About Bet Dwarka — North Bastion (Saurashtra, Gujarat)
Bet Dwarka — North Bastion (Saurashtra, Gujarat) in Gujarat, Bet Dwarka, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze–Iron Age maritime. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions grid 210 m × 180 m; mole 85 m long × 7 m wide; area 31.1 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged 3–6 m. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze–Iron Age maritime submerged-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at -7 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze–Iron Age maritime
- Purpose
- Submerged harbour and urban insulae under sea
- Rediscovered
- 2010
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 848 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1909
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
22.4600° N · 69.1000° E · -7 m · 3 mapped features
North Quay Mole
moleNorth Quay Mole at Bet Dwarka — North Bastion (Saurashtra, Gujarat) — mole with stratified deposits
22.4611° N · 69.0981° EStreet Grid Insula
insulaStreet Grid Insula at Bet Dwarka — North Bastion (Saurashtra, Gujarat) — insula with stratified deposits
22.4592° N · 69.0998° EHarbour Basin
basinHarbour Basin at Bet Dwarka — North Bastion (Saurashtra, Gujarat) — basin with stratified deposits
22.4603° N · 69.1022° E