The dockyard at Lothal.
Lothal is one of the few sites within the Indus Valley Civilization that is accessible from India.
At that time, the surrounding Kutch desert of was a part of the Arabian Sea.
The dock is roughly 200 meters long and about 35 meters wide.
A ramp led directly from the dock to the warehouse to facilitate loading.
Despite elaborate precautions, it was floods that brought the city’s decline.
But tropical storms and frequent floods caused immense destruction, and the city became unlivable and was eventually abandoned.
The drainage system at Lothal.
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5,000-year-old foundation in immaculate shape.
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The bathroom-toilet structure of houses in Lothal, India.
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Ancient water well in the upper town of the site of Lothal, India.
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