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Article: Excavations reveal Harappan town in Indian Gujarat.
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- PPI - Pakistan Press International
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- February 16, 2004
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AHMEDABAD, February 16: A town dating back to the ancient Indus Valley civilisation has come to light during excavations in the Kutch District of Gujarat. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) claims the artefacts found here may be of greater importance than the nearby Dholavira site, where relics of the Harappan civilisation were unearthed a few years ago, reports IANS. As part of the Saraswati Heritage Project, ASI in December last year began excavation work at a spot known as "Martyrs' Fort" near Kuran village, close to the border outpost of Khawda in Kutch, more than 450 km from here. "The major find here is a surprise for us. We had started off to find traces of ...