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Ringstone anchors from Gujarat, west coast of India

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Title Ringstone anchors from Gujarat, west coast of India
 
Creator Gaur, A.S.
Sundaresh
Tripati, S.
Bandodkar, S.N.
 
Subject archaeology
underwater exploration
offshore
anchors
 
Description The Gujarat coast, India has played a vital role in the maritime activities of India from the beginning of the Indus civilization in the Indian subcontinent and has witnessed hectic maritime activity since then. Offshore explorations in the waters of Dwarka and Somanath have yielded several ringstone anchors along with other stone anchors such as triangular and grapnel types. The raw material used for these ring stones comprises basalt, sandstone and limestone. Earlier, these anchors were identified as doorjambs (Rao, 1999). Similar types of ring stone have also been reported from off Oman and it is suggested by the local people of that region that they would have been used as anchors for fishing nets. However, the description given by local fishermen and the shape of the objects are contrary and they have been suggested as anchors for boats on the coral reefs.
 
Date 2008-08-07T04:50:19Z
2008-08-07T04:50:19Z
2002
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier The Mariner's Mirror, Vol. 88(4); 390-404p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1385
 
Language en
 
Rights The Society for Nautical Research
 
Publisher The Society for Nautical Research