Kanmer

Kanmer
Archeological site
Kanmer
Coordinates: 23°30′26″N 70°52′39″E / 23.50722°N 70.87750°E / 23.50722; 70.87750Coordinates: 23°30′26″N 70°52′39″E / 23.50722°N 70.87750°E / 23.50722; 70.87750
Country India
Province Gujarat
Time zone Indian Standard Time (UTC+5.30)

Kanmer is an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilization, located in Rapar Taluk, Kutch District, Gujarat, India.[1]

Excavation

Indo-Japanese joint excavation at Kanmer was undertaken during 2006 by Institute of Rajasthan Studies, RIHN,JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Archeology Department, Gujarat and Japanese team.[2]

Architecture

The site was strongly fortified despite being small, perhaps because it may have been located on trade route between Sindh and Saurashtra.[2]

Findings

Rich ceramic assemblage, representing the Mature Harappan culture was found at this site.[2] Three clay seals with central holes, making them pendants, with Indus scripts were found. A large number of bead-making goods 150 stone beads and roughouts, 160 drill bits, 433 faience beads and 20,000 steaite beads were found here, indicating the site's importance as an industrial unit. Agate quarries were also located at a distance of 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the site.[3]

Importance

The figures appearing on clay seals and their similarity with those of Mohenjo-daro indicate Kanmer's association with bigger trade centres like Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.[3]

References

  1. Pokharia, Anil K.; Kharakwal, Jeewan Singh; Rawat, R. S.; Osada, Toshiki; Nautiyal, C. M.; Srivastava, Alka (25 June 2011). "Archaeobotany and archaeology at Kanmer, a Harappan site in Kachchh, Gujarat: evidence for adaptation in response to climatic variability" (PDF). Current Science, Vol. 100, No. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Osada, Toshiki (Ed.) (2006). Indus civilization : Text and Context (Revised and enlarged ed.). New Delhi: Manohar Publisher. pp. 9–11. ISBN 9788173046827. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 Agrawal, D. P.; Kharakwal, J. S.; Rawat, Y. S.; Osada, T.; Goyal, Pankaj. "Redefining the Harappan Hinterland". Antiquity.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

Further reading

KHARAKWAL, J.S., Y.S. RAWAT & T. OSADA.(2008) Preliminary observations on the excavation at Kanmer, Kachchh, India, in T. Osada & A. Uesugi (ed.) Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human past (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Occasional Paper 5): 5-24. Kyoto: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.


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