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AHMEDABAD: A 5,000-year-old stepwell has been found in one of the largest Harappan cities, Dholavira, in Kutch, which is three times bigger than the Great Bath at Mohenjo Daro. Located in the eastern reservoir of Dholavira by experts from the Archaeological Survey of India working with IIT-Gandhinagar, the site represents the largest, grandest, and the best furnished ancient reservoir discovered so far in the country. Its rectangular and 73.4m long, 29.3m wide, and 10m deep. Another site, the ornate Rani ki Vav in Patan, called the queen of stepwells, is already on Unesco list. timesofindia.indiatimes/india/5000-year-Harappan-stepwell-found-in-Kutch-bigger-than-Mohenjo-Daros/articleshow/44638220.cms
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:05:11 +0000

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