Book Title: Samipya 1991 Vol 08 Ank 01 02
Author(s): Pravinchandra C Parikh, Bhartiben Shelat
Publisher: Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Adhyayan Sanshodhan Vidyabhavan
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Babarkot-A Harappan Sojourn
Babarkot is a small village situated in Botad Taluka of Bhavnagar District, lying on the bank of river Goma, half km. away from the present village, the site was discovered by Dr. S. R. Rao in 1955-56.
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Babarkot is small site. The mound measures some 190 x 140 meters with 2.5. mts. height, surrounded by a fortification wall. Foundation stones of the wall are visible. As the mound was under cultivation, the wall is disturbed at places.
Dinker Mehta*
The excavations aimed to find out the complex societies as general and to understand the relevance to the Harappan civilization flourished in Saurashtra. For this, a joint project was underaken by the Deparment of Archaeology, Gujart state. and the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, U. S. A. in 1990-91.
Fortfication wall and the black earth wall foundations running parallel were the prominent features of the site. The mound was gridded and trenches admeasuring 5 x 5 meters were opended.
The basic stratigraphy noted are the top stratum (1) was the plough zone, stratum (2) was a deep rich brown soil with mixed remains of early historical to medieval pottery. These rested on the yellow brown soil of the Harappaa Occupation, designated stratum (3). Examination of the sections shows that the inhabitants who followed the Harappans levelled carefully the older remains when they built their settlements.
1. Fine red ware, red slip, bowl with graffiti. 2. Fine red ware, red slip, stud handle
3. Fine red were, red slip painted bowl
4. Fine red ware, red slip base to dis-on-hand
5. Coarse blcak and red ware jar
6. Fine red ware, red slip jar.
7. Fine red ware, red slip, storage jar
8. Coarse red ware, red slip lamp
9. Fine red ware, red slip lamp
10. Coarse black and red ware, burnished jar
* Director, Dept. of Archaeology (Guj. State), Ahmedabad
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The ceramics recovered from stratum (3) are Harappan like other sites of Saurashtra. The variety of pottery found from excavation can be listed below:
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