What Makes Dholavira, Newest Entrant in World Heritage List, a Major Harappan Site
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What Makes Dholavira, Newest Entrant in World Heritage List, a Major Harappan Site

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The UNESCO this week added yet another archeological site to its list of world heritage list when it added Dholavira in Kutch district of Gujarat as one. The UNESCO on its website has called the Dholavira site as ‘one of the best preserved urban settlements from the period in Southeast Asia’. Discovered in the 1960s by ASI’s Jagat Pati Joshi, Dholavira has continously been researched and excavated since 1990 by the archeological body and has also opened up new developments in the study of the Indus Valley cilvilsation. Two seasonal streams provided water, a scarce resource in the region, to the walled city which comprises a heavily fortified castle and ceremonial ground as well as streets and houses of different proportion quality which testify to a stratified social order,” the UNESCO site states of Dholavira.

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Can Dholavira withstand a flood of tourists?
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Can Dholavira withstand a flood of tourists?

Live Mint  

On 27 July, when Unesco added Dholavira, a Harappan City to its list of World Heritage Sites, along with Telangana’s 13th century Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple, India was jubilant. While Dholavira’s meticulous city planning is characteristic of other Harappan cities like Mohenjo-daro, now in Pakistan, elements of its urban infrastructure make it quite distinct. Already, in response to feedback from the …

Ruins of an Indus Valley civilisation site - The Hindu
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Ruins of an Indus Valley civilisation site - The Hindu

The Hindu  

With its planned streets, intricate water management system and architectural features, the ancient Harappan city located at Dholavira in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch has a lot to offer on the ancient civilisation. With its inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage list on July 27, experts hope the lessons from Dholavira will reach a larger audience and that the site will get …

Dholavira in Gujarat on UNESCO World Heritage list
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Dholavira in Gujarat on UNESCO World Heritage list

The Hindu  

The Harappan city of Dholavira, in present-day Gujarat, was on Tuesday named the 40th Indian site on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. “The two newly inscribed World Heritage Sites offer great insight into the knowledge and ways of life of earlier societies, customs, and communities,” UNESCO said. Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy said the inclusion of Dholavira was another feather …

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