Lothal is an archaeological site located around 80 kilometers from Ahmedabad, India that was discovered in 1954. The site dates back to 2400 BCE and was excavated from 1955 to 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India. Lothal was once a flourishing center of trade and industry with a planned city layout, underground drainage system, and brick houses with baths and fireplaces, but this powerful civilization is thought to have ended due to flooding.

1. LOTHAL
“Mound of the Dead”
Presentation By :- Sachin Shah
( U11CE072)
Chirag Prajapati
(U11CE073)

2. • Located around 80 kilometers from Ahmedabad.
• dating from 2400 BCE, Discovered in 1954.
• Lothal is located between the Sabarmati river and the
Bhogavo river and is now 10 kms. up from the Gulf of
Khambhat (Cambay).
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3. Lothal was excavated from 13 February 1955 to 19 May
1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the
official Indian government agency for the preservation
of ancient monuments.
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4. • Lothal means mound of the dead in Gujarati.
• Once a sleepy pottery village,Lothal rumbed awake to
become a flourishing centre of trade & Industry,famous
for its expertly constructed system of underground
sanitary drainage.
• The site is surrounded by a mud brick embankment 300
m North to South and 400 m East to West
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5. • The excavations show a planned city in a grid
pattern
• underground drainage system, wells, brick
houses with baths and fireplaces.
• Nowadays,Lothal is connected by road with all
the major cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad,
Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Bhuj and Vadodara.
• It is says that this powerful civilization ends of
Flood.
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6. LOTHAL IN GUJARAT

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