[As we know, the succeeding Aryan, or Vedic, civilisation, has no built structures. Specifically in that context, conservation of the remnants and heritage of the preceding Harappan civilisation - its elaborate and highly evolved built structures, in particular, demands all attention and appropriate actions.]
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Archaeologists-daughter-highlights-Gujarats-Harappan-sites-disrepair/articleshow/48037666.cms Archaeologist's daughter highlights Gujarat's Harappan site's disrepair Parth Shastri, TNN | Jul 12, 2015, 03.53AM IST AHMEDABAD: Harappan site Lothal, which is believed to be the world's first naval dockyard located 80-km from Ahmedabad, has fallen into disrepair around six decades after archaeologist S R Rao had excavated it. The archaeologist's daughter, Nalini, said she was heartbroken to see "monumental apathy and neglect" of her father's find when she visited Lothal this week ahead of the SR Rao Memorial Lecture at IIM-Ahmedabad on Sunday. "I was pained to see crumbling bricks and no attempts to preserve the site," said Nalini, a world art professor at Soka University in the US. "In countries like Egypt and China that are home to ancient civilizations one witnesses extreme regard for conservation, including restricted entry, hands-off directives and weather proofing.'' Nalini said Lothal has none of this. "There are no guides or leaflets to educate visitors about Lothal's importance in India's history,'' she said. "The site maybe on every tourist map, but one cannot find a bottle of water for several kilometers.'' Nalini, who would release a booklet on Lothal remains at IIM-A, said she is planning a documentary on the ancient port town to highlight her father's legacy. S R Rao, an Archaeological Survey of India archeologist, had ordered the excavation when he found a mound near Saragwala village in Ahmedabad district in 1954. The excavation lasted till 1962 and led to the unearthing of an acropolis that had earliest artifacts dating back to 2450 BC. The site was named Lothal, the first Harappan site with a dock that remained operational till 1600 BC. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
