Kanmer | |
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  Kanmer | |
| Coordinates: 23°25′4.44″N70°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]
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]
The site was strongly fortified despite being small, perhaps because it may have been located on trade route between Sindh and Saurashtra. [3]
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]
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]
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KHARAKWAL, J.S., Y.S. RAWAT & T. OSADA.(2008) Preliminary observations on the excavation at Kanmer, Kachchh, India, in T. Osada & A. Uesugi (ed.) Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human past (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Occasional Paper 5): 5-24. Kyoto: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
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