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Harappan town excavated in Gujarat

A well-developed Harappan town has been found in Rapar area of Gujarat's Kutch district during excavation by Gujarat archeological department.

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UDAIPUR: A well-developed Harappan town has been found in Rapar area of Gujarat's Kutch district during excavation by Gujarat archeological department and a team of research scholars from various universities.

In the excavation, structure of a strong outer wall, some 9.5 metre high, foodgrains like rice, wheat, barley, lentils etc were recovered from some 30 trenches, Director of excavation team Jeevan Singh Kharakwal said on Friday.

"The first phase excavation indicates a well developed and mature Harappan town," he said.

The trenches also revealed some sections of streets or lanes suggesting the kind of town that might have existed. Kharakwal said that deposits were found at various depth of 10 to 12 metres indicating four different cultural stages.

During excavation, the team also discovered microliths weighing around 134 grams made of steatite (soapstones) and pottery belonging to mature Harappan and late Harappan period.

A team of research scholars from Institute of Rajasthan Studies, Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University in collaboration with Gujarat Archaeological Department started the first phase excavation from January this year, which ended on last Friday, in a small village Kanmer on state highway no 15 near Adesar, Radhaupur in Gujarat.

"The excavation work was part of a three year project," Dr Kharakal said. During excavation, experts like Dr Thakkar from Indian Space Research Organisation and Dr Alok Tripathi from Archaeological Survey of India, visited the site.

He said a team from Japan is likely to join them in near future.

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