Lothal Ancient Port and the City of Dead
Lothal is one of the most famous cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. It is located in the Bhal region, near Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat. Lothal was originally the site for the shimmering Red Ware culture, connected with the post-Rig-Vedic civilization, and celebrated for its mica-related pottery. The city that matured as the most significant port and a center of the bead industry, gems and precious ornaments that flourished until 1900 BC. These products reached the far corners of West Asia and Africa.
The people of Lothal worshiped a fire god that could be the horned deity represented on ancient seals of the civilization.
