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Dholavira

For the historical Harappan Civilization, see Indus Valley Civilization.

Dholavira
Part of the excavated site
Dholavira is located in India
Dholavira
Shown within India
Dholavira is located in Gujarat
Dholavira
Dholavira (Gujarat)
LocationKhadirbet, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
Coordinates23°53′18.98″N 70°12′49.09″E / 23.8886056°N 70.2136361°E / 23.8886056; 70.2136361
TypeSettlement
Area47 ha (120 acres)
History
PeriodsHarappa 1 to Harappa 5
CulturesIndus Valley Civilization
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Public accessYes
Official nameDholavira: A Harappan City
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)
Designated2021 (44th session)
Reference no.1645

Dholavira (Gujarati: ધોળાવીરા) is an archaeological site. It is at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka from the Kutch District. It is in the state of Gujarat in western India. It took its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of it. This village is 165 km (103 mi) from Radhanpur.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Signboard

A large signboard with ten big symbols of the Indus script was found near the north gate of Dholavira. The signs were made from white gypsum and set into a wooden frame. Many scholars think the signboard shows how important symbols were in the city.

A 2025 study by Max Freedom Pollard suggests that the signboard shows the parts of an animal-drawn cart in order.[8]


References

  1. ↑ Gopinath, P. Krishna (15 July 2017). "Ruins on the Tropic of Cancer". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ Subramanian, T. "The rise and fall of a Harappan city". The Archaeology News Network. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Where does history begin?". 19 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Kenoyer & Heuston, Jonathan Mark & Kimberley (2005). The Ancient South Asian World. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780195222432.
  5. ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Dholavira: A Harappan City - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Possehl, Gregory L. (2002). The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective. Rowman Altamira. p. 17. ISBN 9780759101722. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Sengupta, Torsa; Deshpande Mukherjee, Arati; Bhushan, Ravi; Ram, F.; Bera, M. K.; Raj, Harsh; Dabhi, Ankur J.; Bisht, R. S.; Rawat, Y. S.; Bhattacharya, S. K.; Juyal, Navin; Sarkar, Anindya (2020). "Did the Harappan settlement of Dholavira (India) collapse during the onset of Meghalayan stage drought?". Journal of Quaternary Science. 35 (3): 382–395. doi:10.1002/jqs.3178. S2CID 214252156.
  8. ↑ Max Freedom Pollard (14 November 2025). "Indus Signs as Merchant Marks: Corpus Structure, Context, and Viability". Cambridge Open Engage (Working paper). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.33774/coe-2025-n0cxj. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

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