Surkotada
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Overview
Surkotada in Kachchh, Gujarat, is a Harappan site. Horse remains reported from it are disputed.
It is in Kachchh district, Gujarat.
Horse bones found here are cited as evidence of horses in the Harappan period.
The settlement has a fortified citadel and lower town.
The site was excavated by J. P. Joshi in the early 1970s.
It is a small fortified settlement where stone walls with bastions enclosed both the citadel and the residential area.
Pottery from the site shows a link with both the classical Harappan wares and local Gujarat traditions.
The horse bone identification has been questioned by some archaeologists, so in answers it is safer to say the finds were reported as horse remains.
Geography and key facts
- Kachchh
- Disputed horse remains
- Kachchh district
- Horse bones
- Fortified
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on Harappan fauna.
Note for UPSC
Kachchh, Gujarat; horse remains reported.
Harappan sites are asked with their state or river and their distinctive finds.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Surkotada yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Harappan site
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Coordinates
- 23.630°N, 70.841°E
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