Kuntasi
Coordinates: 22°54′32″N 70°35′30″E / 22.90889°N 70.59167°E Kuntasi is an archaeological site (locally known as Bibi-no-Timbo) belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization. This site is located on the right bank of Phulki River, about 3 km south-east of Kuntasi village[1] and 30 km from Morbi in Maliya taluka of Rajkot District in Gujarat state of India. It was first reported by P. P Pandya and later thoroughly explored by Y. M. Chitalwala. The excavations revealed two periods of occupation. Period I is assigned to the Mature Harappan phase (c. 2200–1900 BCE) and the Period II is assigned to the Late Harappan phase (c.1900–1700 BCE).[2] This site was probably a jetty and a manufacturing centre.
[edit] Architecture
The excavated site consists of two parts, a two hectare walled settlement and unwalled suburbs. A stone platform ran along the western side of the wall, and adjoining this inside the walled town were a substantial industrial complex and a number of storage facilities. A centrally placed house with a number of rooms, including a private kitchen was found. Other houses lay in the north and west of the walled area, mostly large rectangular buildings. The houses in Kuntasi were built on stone foundations with walls of mud bricks in Harappan proportion but unusually large. In the southwestern corner, a large isolated room was found, which has been identified as a kitchen serving most of the settlement. The buildings were arranged around a large open space.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Gaur, A.S.and K.H. Vora (July 10, 1999). "Ancient shorelines of Gujarat, India, during the Indus civilization (Late Mid-Holocene): A study based on archaeological evidences". Current Science. http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul10/articles29.htm.
- ^ Ray, Niharranjan (gen. ed.) (2000). A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization, Kolkata: Orient Longman, ISBN 8125018719, p.569
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