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Located in Kutch district
All its buildings are almost exclusively built out of brick.
The ancient site at Dholavira, is flanked by two storm water channels; the Mansar in the north, and the Manhar in the south.
Reservoirs are cut through stones vertically. They are about 7 meter deep and 79 meter long.
The site was occupied from about 2900 BC for about a millennium, declining slowly after about 2100 BC, briefly abandoned and then reoccupied, finally by villagers among its ruins, until about 1450.
A sign board with ten huge Indus signs found on the floor of a room at the North Gate was probably originally displayed above the gateway.
Champaner:-
It is located in Panchmahal District, 47 kilometres from the city of Vadodara.
It is a perfect rectangle enclosed by the massive walls with huge bastions.
Entrance gates have carved balconies.
It was founded by Vanraj Chavda, the most prominent king of the Chavda Kingdom, in the 8th century.
It is a grand historical confluence, displaying 1,200 years of history and culture.
Champaner is today the site of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, which UNESCO designated a World Heritage Site in 2004.
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