Which Harappan site has one of the earliest known docks, dated to 2400 BCE?
AKalibangan
BMehrgarh
CBalakot
DLothal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Lothal
1. The dock was built away from the main current to avoid silt deposition.
2. That dock is at Lothal.
3. Kalibangan is known for hearths and kilns, Balakot for a furnace, and Mehrgarh is an older site.
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