CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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western site
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eastern site
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coastal site
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none of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lothal is a coastal site in the state of Gujarat and was an important trading centre during the Harappan period. The artificial dockyard (the most striking feature) in Lothal signifies its importance as a trading centre. The site was discovered by SR Rao in 1964.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lothal is on the top of the Gulf of Khambat in Gujarat, India, near the Sabarmati River and the Arabian Sea. It is the most extensively researched Harappan coastal site. A bead factory and Persian Gulf seal have been found here suggesting that, like many sites on the Gulf of Khambat, it was deeply involved in trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lothal is famous for the discovery of several ruins of Indus Valley Civilization. Excavation was carried out at Lothal between 1955 and 1962.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.