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Event archaeological South Asia

Lothal

2400 BCE – 1900 BCE

Indus Valley port city in Gujarat, India with the world's oldest known tidal dock and bead-making…

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Prominent city of the ancient Indus valley civilization (present-day Gujarat, India)

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Landmark · South Asia

Lothal

2400 BCE – 1900 BCE

Indus Valley port city in Gujarat, India with the world's oldest known tidal dock and bead-making workshops

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2334 BCE Akkadian Empire Conquests

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