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Dholavira: new horizons of the Indus civilization
Purātattva • (20) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 71-82
By: Bisht, Ravinder S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author describes findings from survey and excavations at Dholavira. Excavations took place within various sections of the city: the acropolis, the middle town, the lower town, and the city wall. The presence of two water reservoirs was confirmed, one in the southeastern section and one behind the north gate. Two city gates are described, along with an inscription found in a side chamber by the north gate.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological survey methods
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Public structures
- Settlement patterns
- Water supply
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Writing
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mature Indus
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2016
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2015
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1989-1990
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 5000-3500 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Dholavira, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- R. S. Bisht
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-82)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74923474
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Harappa