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Excavations at Bokhira (Porbandar) on the Saurashtra coast

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Title Excavations at Bokhira (Porbandar) on the Saurashtra coast
 
Creator Gaur, A.S.
Sundaresh
Joglekar, P.P.
 
Subject Saurashtra coast
Protohistoric settlement
 
Description Excavations at Bokhira (Porbandar, Gujarat, India) on the Saurashtra coast revealed at Protohistoric settlement dating back to the mid 3rd millennium B.C. Four trenches were laid in agricultural land where a habitational deposit of 50 cm was noticed. A large quantity of pottery, animal bones and other antiquities similar to those reported from Bed Dwarka, Rojdi and Rangpur were found at the site. The place being close to a creek must have been suitable for maritime activities and would have served as a safe harbour. A few ancient jetties have been reported earlier along the Porbandar creek
 
Date 2006-11-30T12:24:52Z
2006-11-30T12:24:52Z
2006
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Man and Environment, vol.31(1), 33-39p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/512
 
Language en
 
Format 731145 bytes
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Publisher Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies