History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2011 History
In which of the following archaeological sites was the evidence of a reservoir found?
ALothal ✓ Correct
BKalibangan
CBanawali
DChanhudaro
Correct answer: (A) Lothal — The evidence of a reservoir and dockyard was found at Lothal, so the answer is Lothal.
Explanation
★The evidence of a reservoir and dockyard was found at Lothal, so the answer is Lothal.
★Lothal was a major Harappan port town in Gujarat, sited between the Bhogavo and Sabarmati rivers.
★Its most famous structure is a large baked-brick basin that S.R. Rao identified as a tidal dockyard for ships.
★The town was carefully planned, with streets crossing at right angles and a well-developed drainage system.
★Kalibangan in Rajasthan is remembered for ploughed fields and fire altars, not a reservoir.
★Banawali in Haryana preserves both pre-Harappan and Harappan phases with radial streets.
★Chanhudaro in Sindh was a bead-making and craft centre that notably lacked a citadel.
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