Bhagatrav
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Bhagatrav is a minor archaeological site belonging to the Indus valley civilization
. Excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India
led by Dr. S. R. Rao, Bhagatrav is located in Hansot
taluka of Bharuch district
in south Gujarat, near the coastline with the Arabian Sea
, and gives access to the agate
-bearing mines and forested hills of the valleys of the rivers Narmada
and Tapti
.
Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that was located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of what is now mainly modern-day Pakistan and northwest India...
. Excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India is a department of the Government of India, attached to the Ministry of Culture . The ASI is responsible for archaeological studies and the preservation of archaeological heritage of the country in accordance with the various acts of the Indian Parliament...
led by Dr. S. R. Rao, Bhagatrav is located in Hansot
Hansot
Hansot is a village in Bharuch district, Gujarat, India, situated about 15 miles south west of Bharuch on the south bank of the Narmada River...
taluka of Bharuch district
Bharuch district
Bharuch in India, is a district in the southern part of the Gujarat peninsula on the west coast of state of Gujarat with a size and population comparable to that of Greater Boston...
in south Gujarat, near the coastline with the Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...
, and gives access to the agate
Agate
Agate is a microcrystalline variety of silica, chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks and can be common in certain metamorphic rocks.-Etymology...
-bearing mines and forested hills of the valleys of the rivers Narmada
Narmada River
The Narmada , also called Rewa is a river in central India and the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third largest river that completely flows within India after Ganges and Godavari...
and Tapti
Tapti River
The Tapi River ancient original name Tapi River , is a river in central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 km...
.