Dholavira|Rahul
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The archeological site of Dholavira in the Bhachau taluka of Kutch district in Gujarat is one of the two largest Harappan settlements in India. Rakhigarhi in Haryana is the other one.
Locally known as Kotada timba, meaning a large fort, Dholavira was first explored by ASI’s J P Joshi. However, it was excavated extensively by RS Bisht in the 1990s.
This Indus Valley Civilization site had three divisions – christened as ‘citadel’ or ‘acropolis’, “middle town” and “lower town” with elaborate gate complex on its fortifications.
Like other Harappan sites, the script written by the inhabitants of Dholavira remains indecipherable. The characters of the script found at Dholavira are huge.
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