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Evidence for Indo-Roman trade from Bet Dwarka waters, west coast of India

IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa

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Creator Gaur, A.S.
Sundaresh
Tripati, S.
 
Date 2007-02-26T09:15:17Z
2007-02-26T09:15:17Z
2006
 
Identifier The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, vol.35(1), 117–127
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/538
 
Description India had a very active maritime trade contact with the Roman world between the 4th century BC and the 4th century AD. In this context recent finds of stone anchors, potsherds, lead anchors and a lead ingot from 5 to 8 m water-depth near Bet Dwarka jetty is significant. The sherds include amphoras, jars, bowls and lids. Archaeological finds along the Indian coast and comparison between amphoras from Bet Dwarka and the Mediterranean suggest that the artefacts from Bet Dwarka may be datable to between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD. The numbers of stone anchors suggests that this was an ancient anchorage.
 
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Language en
 
Publisher Blackwell Publishing
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Blackwell. Copyright [2006] Blackwell
 
Subject marine archaeology
Indo-Roman trade
 
Title Evidence for Indo-Roman trade from Bet Dwarka waters, west coast of India
 
Type Article