Kanmer

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Kanmer
Archeological site
Kanmer is located in India
Kanmer
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
CountryIndia
ProvinceGujarat
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (Indian Standard Time)

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]

  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. "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. 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.
  4. "Ancient Indus Passports?". www.harappa.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. 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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