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'''Kanmer''', locally known as '''Bakar Kot''', is an archaeological site belonging to [[Indus Valley | '''Kanmer''', locally known as '''Bakar Kot''', is an archaeological site belonging to [[Indus Valley civilization]], located in Rapar Taluk, [[Kutch District]], [[Gujarat]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/25jun2011/1833.pdf |title=Archaeobotany and archaeology at Kanmer, a Harappan site in Kachchh, Gujarat: evidence for adaptation in response to climatic variability |last1=Pokharia |first1=Anil K. |last2=Kharakwal |first2=Jeewan Singh |last3=Rawat |first3=R. S. |last4=Osada|first4=Toshiki |last5=Nautiyal |first5=C. M. |last6=Srivastava |first6=Alka |date=25 June 2011 |work=Current Science, Vol. 100, No. 12 |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230734615|title=Archaeobotany and archaeology at Kanmer, a Harappan site in Kachchh, Gujarat: Evidence for adaptation in response to climatic variability (PDF Download Available)|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref> | ||
==Excavation== | ==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.<ref name=osada>{{cite book|last=Osada|first=Toshiki | 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.<ref name=osada>{{cite book|editor-last=Osada|editor-first=Toshiki |title=Indus civilization : Text and Context|year=2006|publisher=Manohar Publisher|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788173046827|pages=9–11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O-ZtAAAAMAAJ|edition=Revised and enlarged |accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
==Architecture== | ==Architecture== | ||
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Kanmer, locally known as Bakar Kot, is an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley civilization, located in Rapar Taluk, Kutch District, Gujarat, India.[1][2]
Excavation[edit]
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.[3]
Architecture[edit]
The site was strongly fortified despite being small, perhaps because it may have been located on trade route between Sindh and Saurashtra.[3]
Findings[edit]
Rich ceramic assemblage, representing the Mature Harappan culture was found at this site.[3] Three clay seals with central holes, making them pendants, with Indus scripts were found.[4] A large number of bead-making goods — 150 stone beads and roughouts, 160 drill bits, 433 faience beads and 20,000 steatite 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.[5]
Importance[edit]
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.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Archaeobotany and archaeology at Kanmer, a Harappan site in Kachchh, Gujarat: Evidence for adaptation in response to climatic variability (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
- ↑ "Ancient Indus Passports?". www.harappa.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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[edit]
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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