Rangpur, India

Rangpur

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Location	Vanala, Gujarat, India
Coordinates	22°26′N 71°55′E / 22.433°N 71.917°E / 22.433; 71.917Coordinates: 22°26′N 71°55′E / 22.433°N 71.917°E / 22.433; 71.917
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Harappan 1 to Iron Age
Cultures	Indus Valley Civilization

Rangpur is an Ancient archaeological site near Vanala on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India.

Lying on the tip between the Gulf of Khambhat and Gulf of Kutch, it belongs to the period of the Indus valley civilization, and lies to the northwest of the larger site of Lothal.^[1]

Excavation

Trail Diggings were conducted by Archeological Survey of India (ASI) during 1935 led by M.S.Vats. Later, Ghurye (1939), Dikshit (1947) and S.R.Rao (1953–56) excavated the site under ASI projects.^[2]

S.R.Rao has classified the deposits into four periods with three sub periods in Harappan Culture, Period II with an earlier Period, Microlithic and a Middle Paleolithic State (River sections) with points, scrapers and blades of Jasper. The dates given by S.R.Rao are:

• Period I - Microlithis unassociated with Pottery : 3000 BC
• Period II - Harappan : 2000–1500 BC
  • Period II B - Late Harappan : 1500–1100 BC
  • Period II C - Transition Phase of Harappa : 1100–1000 BC
• Period III - Lustrous Red Ware Period : 1000-800 BC.^[3]

Architecture and town planning

Acacia wood was used in Rangpur for construction, tools and furniture.^[4]

Artefacts found

Dishes with beaded rim and grooved shoulder, painted black - and red ware and high-necked jars.^[5] Evidence of shell working found.^[6]

Cultivation

Large quantity of plant remains were found at Rangpur. Bajra,^[7] rice^[8] (Period IIA) and Millet (Period HI) were found.^[9]

See also

• List of Indus Valley Civilization sites

References