Summary:
“We were interested in the site to understand the hinterland of Harappan era when the towns were flourishing. Thus, those raising the cattle were not nomads.“Kotada Bhadli is a very small settlement compared to Lothal and Dholavira,” Shirvalkar said. “The site indicates how the smaller settlements in the area — identified as Sorath Harappan due to the traits in Saurashtra region — functioned.” The study also pointed at wide seasonal variation, with the animals getting adequate water only during monsoons. “No evidence of production activities has been found from the site,” he said..