Kanmer

Kanmer
Kanmer
Archeological site
	Kanmer
	Coordinates: 23°25′4.44″N 70°51′48.24″E / 23.4179000°N 70.8634000°E
Country	India
Province	Gujarat
Time zone	UTC+5.30 (Indian Standard Time)

Kanmer, locally known as Bakar Kot, is an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley civilization, located in Rapar Taluk, Kutch District, Gujarat, India.^[1]^[2]

Excavation

Indo-Japanese joint excavation at Kanmer was undertaken during 2006 by Institute of Rajasthan Studies, RIHN, JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Archeology Department, Gujarat and Japanese team.^[3]

Architecture

The site was strongly fortified despite being small, perhaps because it may have been located on trade route between Sindh and Saurashtra.^[3]

Findings

Rich ceramic assemblage, representing the Mature Harappan culture was found at this site.^[3] Three clay seals with central holes, making them pendants, with Indus scripts were found.^[4] A large number of bead-making goods — 150 stone beads and roughouts, 160 drill bits, 433 faience beads and 20,000 steatite beads — were found here, indicating the site's importance as an industrial unit. Agate quarries were also located at a distance of 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the site.^[5]

Importance

The figures appearing on clay seals and their similarity with those of Mohenjo-daro indicate Kanmer's association with bigger trade centres like Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.^[5]

References

^ Pokharia, Anil K.; Kharakwal, Jeewan Singh; Rawat, R. S.; Osada, Toshiki; Nautiyal, C. M.; Srivastava, Alka (25 June 2011). "Archaeobotany and archaeology at Kanmer, a Harappan site in Kachchh, Gujarat: evidence for adaptation in response to climatic variability" (PDF). Current Science, Vol. 100, No. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ "Archaeobotany and archaeology at Kanmer, a Harappan site in Kachchh, Gujarat: Evidence for adaptation in response to climatic variability (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Osada, Toshiki, ed. (2006). Indus civilization : Text and Context (Revised and enlarged ed.). New Delhi: Manohar Publisher. pp. 9–11. ISBN 9788173046827. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
^ "Ancient Indus Passports?". www.harappa.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b Agrawal, D. P.; Kharakwal, J. S.; Rawat, Y. S.; Osada, T.; Goyal, Pankaj. "Redefining the Harappan Hinterland". Antiquity.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2012.