INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At Which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
A
Kalibangan
B
Lothal
C
Suktagendor
D
Sotka Koli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dockyard was found at Lothal, one of the sites of the Indus Valley civilisation in Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: The dockyard at Indus valley civilization was found in lothal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word Lothal, like Mohenjo-daro, means the mound of the dead. Lothal is located between the Bhogavo and Sabarmati rivers near the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The dominant sight at Lothal is the massive dockyard which has helped make this place so important to international archaeology. Spanning an area 37 meters from east to west and nearly 22 meters from north to south, the dock is said by some to be the greatest work of maritime architecture before the birth of Christ.

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