Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Gujarat
The correct answer is Gujarat. - The site at Surkotada is located 160 km (99 mi) north-east of Bhuj, in the district of Kutch, Gujarat.
- The ancient mound stands surrounded by an undulating rising ground clustered by small sandstone hills.
- Surkotada is a small, 3.5-acre site northeast of Bhuj, in Gujarat. Approx 30 km from Rapar.
- It was discovered and excavated by Shri Jagat Pati Joshi of ASI in 1964-1968.
- The Harappans came to Surkotadaaround 2300 B.C. and built a fortified citadel and residential annex, made of mud brick, mud lumps, and rubble, containing houses with bathrooms and drains.
- A new element in the population along with the already extant Harappa is seen in c. 1900 B.C.
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