When fake Aryans were invading Indus Valley, Gujrati were establishing new colonies in Bahrain.
The sudden emergence of early Dilmun settlement while Indus went into decline around c.2000 BC
Latest SAAR excavation throws punching results.
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Over 92 Dilmun-type seals & 261 fragments have been found from a SAAR site, supports the evidence that the people of Early Dilmun were a trading nation, who were exchanging of finished goods and raw materials from Mesopotamia, Arabia.
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A 'Passport Seal'? Common to Gujarat and Dilmun excavation
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SAAR pottery corresponds to material associated with the later phases of the Saurashtra Harappan, with the best parallels from Rojdi Phase C (2000–1700 BC), LothalPhase B (2000–1800 BC), and Rangpur Period II B-C (1900–1500 BC)
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Two limestone statues of kneeling rams, with the head struck off and showing a well marked well-shaped frontal ridge. They were discovered on the steps leading down to the well chamber of the spring enclosure at Diraz, Bahrain
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More seals with Indus Script found in Dilmun
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Early Dilmun settlement kept old seals in an archive for a certain period of time before discarding indicating Dilmun trader had an Accounting System recorded on a perishable medium.
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The SAAR temple by night.
The moon hangs in the sky above the altars.
Does this modern imagery reflect an ancient imagination?
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Two interesting seals found in SAAR temple where a diety God with horned hat is sitting on a dais.
In one of the seal he is seen with a bull and a person mu*dering him.
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Weights found at SAAR, for use with different systems
Cubical weights are the same as those used in the Indus weighs 6.7 gm
The barrel-shaped examples, on the other hand fit into the system based on the Mesopotamian shekel of 8.3 gm
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Burial in SAAR seem to have followed Vedic Vastu. Most of the burial orientation was North East as were found in Indus sites dating similar period.
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researchgate.net/publication/35…
x.com/GemsOfIndology…
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Sumerian male head figure and a mummy shaped figurine were found in Lothal excavation hinting a trade relations between Dilmun and Dholavira
Src Mémoire of Archaeological Survey of India issue 78 part 2 plate CXCV
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