Lothal

Ancient city and archeological site located
near the Gulf of Cambay in the modern
state of Gujarat. Lothal was one of the
cities of the Indus Valley civilization, a
highly developed urban culture that
flourished in the Indus Valley region
between the fourth and third millennia
B.C.E. Lothal was a port city, although
because of silting, the present site is now
well inland. The size of the harbor indicates that it was a prominent port.
Archaeological evidence suggests that
Lothal continued to flourish for nearly
500 years after the decline of Harappa
and Mohenjo-Daro, the two largest
cities of the Indus Valley civilization.