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Lothal - Ancient Port and The City of Dead
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Reaching Lothal
Lothal is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka
Taluka of Ahmedabad district. It is six kilometers (southeast) of
the Lothal-Bhurkhi railway station on the Ahmedabad-Bhavna-
gar railway line. It is also connected by all-weather roads to the
cities of Ahmedabad (85 km), Bhavnagar, Rajkot, and Dholka.
The nearest cities are Dholka and Bagodara, Ahmedabad being
the nearest Airpot.
Source: TheBetterIndia
Museum at Lothal
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of Lothal are:
Beads,
steatite seals with unicorn motif and inscription,
terracotta sealing with an elephant motif,
Persian Gulf type seal,
gold necklace copper/bronze fish hooks,
bangles,
dish on sand,
perforated jar,
jar painted with the stories of thirsty crow and cunning
fox,
Terracotta bull, horse, model boat, a model of a mummy,
ivory scale and shell compass, chess dice, etc.
The museum has a small reference library and a publica-
tion counter for selling publications of the Archaeological
Monuments.
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