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Marine archaeological explorations off Dwarka, northwest coast of India

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Title Marine archaeological explorations off Dwarka, northwest coast of India
 
Creator Rao, S R
 
Description 22-30
Offshore excavation of Bet Dwarka (Shankhodhara) and Dwarka, which are said to have been submerged by the sea, has indicated remains of fortification walls and rock-cut slipways, meant for launching boats, submerged in the Gulf of Kutch near Bet Dwarka. A stone jetty and remains of a temple are found submerged seaward of the temple of Sea God near Dwarka. Two Bronze Age stone-anchors, an Indus type seal, an inscribed jar, a coppersmith's stone mould, iron and shell objects and post-Harappan pottery are among the datable finds from the excavation. On stratigraphic, ceramic and inscriptional evidence the submergence of Dwarka and Bet Dwarka seems to have taken place in the 14th century BC and the net rise in sea level since then is about 5 m.
 
Date 2016-12-13T05:15:28Z
2016-12-13T05:15:28Z
1987-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38461
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.16(1) [March 1987]