Rangpur, India
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| Location | Vanala, Gujarat, India |
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| Coordinates | 22°26′N 71°55′E / 22.433°N 71.917°ECoordinates: 22°26′N 71°55′E / 22.433°N 71.917°E |
| Type | Settlement |
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| 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.
Trail Diggings were conducted by Archeological Survey of India (ASI) during 1931 led by M.S.Vats. Later, Ghurye (1939), Dikshit (1947) and S.R.Rao (1953–56) excavated the site under ASI projects.
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:
Acacia wood was used in Rangpur for construction, tools and furniture.
Dishes with beaded rim and grooved shoulder, painted black - and redware and high-necked jars. Evidence of shell working found.
Large quantity of plant remains were found at Rangpur. Bajra,rice (Period IIA) and Millet (Period HI) were found.
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