INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lothal was a vital and thriving trade centre in ancient times, with its trade of beads, gems and valuable ornaments reaching the far corners of West Asia and Africa. The techniques and tools they pioneered for bead-making and in metallurgy have stood the test of time for over 4000 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the Indus Valley Civilisation. A metropolis with an upper and a lower town had in on its northern side a basin with vertical wall, inlet and outlet channels which has been identified as a tidal dockyard.

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: -Excavations have revealed the world’s oldest known artificial dock, Lothal, which was connected to an old course of the Sabarmati River. Artefacts like jewellery, pottery, seals, religious symbols, and objects of daily use were found in Lothal.