Former populated places in India: Lothal, Fatehpur Sikri, Nalanda, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Kalibangan, Vijayanagara, Vaishali, Sarnath

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 70. Chapters: Lothal, Fatehpur Sikri, Nalanda, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Kalibangan, Vijayanagara, Vaishali, Sarnath, Golkonda, Ancient City of Vijayanagara, Muziris, Kosambi, Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Dholavira, Puhar, Gaur, West Bengal, Surkotada, Pataliputra, Sravasti, Brahmagiri archaeological site, Sopara, Pratisthan Pur, Bhirrana, Jagaddala, Rakhigarhi, Garhgaon, Hallur, Sinhapura, Kodumanal, Lohachara Island, Chandravalli, Farmana, Wari-Bateshwar ruins, Madanna and Akkanna, Kumhrar, Ikkeri, Pandu Rajar Dhibi, Karnasubarna, Arikamedu, Pava, Adichanallur, Charaideo, Rojdi, Dihar, Ahichatra, Tosali, Kuntasi, Tyndis, Banawali, Chandraketugarh, Kuadam, Bhojakata, Upaplavya, Gola Dhoro. Excerpt: Lothal (Gujarati: લોથલ ) is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization. Located in Bhāl region of the modern state of Gujarāt and dating from 2400 BCE. Discovered in 1954, Lothal was excavated from February 13, 1955 to May 19, 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Lothal's dock-the world's earliest known, connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula of Saurashtra when the surrounding Kutch desert of today was a part of the Arabian Sea. It was a vital and thriving trade center in ancient times, with its trade of beads, gems and valuable ornaments reaching the far corners of West Asia and Africa. The techniques and tools they pioneered for bead-making and in metallurgy have stood the test of time for over 4000 years. Lothal is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka taluka of Ahmedabad district. It is six kilometers (south-east) of the Lothal-Bhurkhi railway station on the Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar railway line. It is also connected by all-weather roads to the cities of Ahmedabad (85 km/53 mi), Bhavnagar, Raj...