Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇮🇳 Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India
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About Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace
Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace in Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 6 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 22.5116N 72.2319E controls access to Gujarat, Ahmedabad resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey hydraulic for Gujarat, Ahmedabad, illustrating Harappan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Water management and storage for settlement and agriculture
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2400 BCE
Initial construction of Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1096 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
22.5116° N · 72.2319° E · 30 m · 3 mapped features
Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace — Main Hydraulic Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
22.5100° N · 72.2328° ELothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
22.5110° N · 72.2306° ELothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
22.5129° N · 72.2322° E