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1092:Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
216:Archaeological Survey of India
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68:Khirasara, Nakhatrana, Kutch
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432:"As good as Dholavira?"
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568:Indus River
502:4 September
202:Excavations
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892:Rakhigarhi
872:Alamgirpur
862:Kalibangan
852:Jognakhera
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768:Sokhta Koh
723:Ganweriwal
718:Chanhudaro
315:References
141:Site notes
113:Settlement
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82:23°06′37″N
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827:Dholavira
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472:The Hindu
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149:1967-2013
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1047:Desalpur
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1017:Bhirrana
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897:Rupnagar
877:Daimabad
808:Dabarkot
748:Kot Diji
728:Mehrgarh
713:Nausharo
695:Pakistan
578:Religion
415:7 August
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335:PLOS ONE
288:See also
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222:Findings
212:Vadodara
131:Cultures
65:Location
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1087:Meluhha
1007:Bargaon
987:Nagwada
977:Sanghol
972:Sanauli
952:Farmana
937:Kuntasi
847:Rangpur
788:Balakot
738:Larkana
703:Harappa
375:5630146
344:Bibcode
188:Gujarat
123:Periods
118:History
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932:Dwarka
912:Kanmer
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962:Sothi
947:Mandi
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867:Manda
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