Question

How was Dholavira different from most Indus cities?

Answer 1

Dholavira (Gujarati: ધોળાવીરા) is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in BhachauTaluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujaratin western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of it. This village is 165 km (103 mi) from Radhanpur. Also known locally as Kotada timba, the site contains ruins of an ancient Indus Valley Civilization/Harappan city.[1] Dholavira’s location is on the Tropic of Cancer. It is one of the five largest Harappan sites[2] and most prominent archaeological sites in India belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization.[3] It is also considered as having been the grandest of cities[4] of its time. It is located on Khadir bet island in the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in the Great Rann of Kutch. The 47 ha (120 acres) quadrangular city lay between two seasonal streams, the Mansar in the north and Manhar in the south.[5] The site was occupied from c.2650 BCE, declining slowly after about 2100 BCE. It was briefly abandoned then reoccupied until c.1450 BCE.[6]

Dholavira

Part of the excavated site





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LocationKhadirbet, Kutch District, IndiaCoordinates23°53′18.98″N70°12′49.09″ETypeSettlementArea47 ha (120 acres)HistoryPeriodsHarappa 1 to Harappa 5CulturesIndus Valley CivilizationSite notesConditionRuinedPublic accessYes

The site was discovered in 1967-1968 by J. P. Joshi ex. D.G. of the Archaeological Survey of India and is the fifth largest of eight major Harappan sites. It has been under excavation since 1990 by the Archaeological Survey of India, which opines that "Dholavira has indeed added new dimensions to personality of Indus Valley Civilisation."[7] The other major Harappan sites discovered so far are: Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Ganeriwala, Rakhigarhi, Kalibangan, Rupnagar and Lothal.

Answer 2

Answer:Dholavira was different from the other Indus cities because

Explanation:In that it was divided into not two but three parts - a citadel, a middle town and slower town. Each part was enclosed by a stone wall