Babar Kot is an archeological site belonging to the

Indus Valley civilisation The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form 2600 BCE to 1900& ...

and is located in the Saurashtra region of

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. It is away from Ahmedabad and away from Bhavnagar and is located in Jafarabad

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Excavation

Gregory Possehl Gregory Louis Possehl (July 21, 1941 – October 8, 2011) was a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and curator of the Asian Collections at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ...

, of University of Pennsylvania has undertaken a detailed study at this site as well as at

Rojdi Rojdi is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus valley civilization. It is located on the northern bank of the Bhadar River in Gondal taluka of Rajkot district in central Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat state in India. It was continuou ...

and Oriyo timbo.

Historical significance

This site is classified as belonging to the Late Harappan period and measures about 2.7 hectares; Babar Kot had a stone fortification wall.

Plant findings

Findings from this site include plant remains of millets, gram and bajra ( pennisetum typhoideum) among other findings. Furthermore, it is indicated that Bajra might have been present at this site during the third millennium BCE. An archaeological study using ethnographic models provided evidence of two crops at Babar kot, one in summer and another during winter.

Animal findings

Findings from this site also included animal remains of cattle, goat, sheep, and pigs. An archaeological study revealed evidence of eleucine coracana, which probably was used as green fodder for the animals.

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