Loteshwar
Sign in to saveLoteshwar is a village and an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilisation located at Patan district, Gujarat, India. This site is locally also known as Khari-no-timbo and located on a high sand dune on left bank of Khari river, a tributary of Rupen river.
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- Archeology
- Ancient site
- Excavation
- Period I
- Period II
- Artefacts
- Culture
- Other findings
- Places of interest
- See also
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Loteshwar is a village and an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilisation located at Patan district, Gujarat, India. This site is locally also known as Khari-no-timbo and located on a high sand dune on left bank of Khari river, a tributary of Rupen river.
==Archeology== ===Ancient site=== The 2009 excavation at Loteshwar uncovered one of the earliest Mesolithic sites in Western India, with levels containing radiocarbon evidence of human activity since 8000 BCE as well as evidence of continuous microlithic tool traditions spanning over 5,000 years. These findings suggest a stable and long-term human presence in the region, contributing new insights into early settlement patterns in South Asia.
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