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Kaytha
23.2370° N, 76.0189° E
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Kaytha or Kayatha is a village and an archaeological site in the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, India, in the Tarana tehsil, near the city of Ujjain, on the banks of Choti-Kali Sindh river. In 1964, V. S. Wakankar discovered the archeologically important Kayatha culture here, dating back to more than 4000 years.
Historical Timeline
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Discovery of Kayatha culture
1964
Excavations by Wakankar
1965–66
Excavations by Dhavalikar and Ansari
1968
Radiocarbon dating (C-14) results
c. 2000–1200 BCE
Possehl calibrated date range
c. 2200–2000 BCE
Dhavalikar calibrated date range
c. 2400–2000 BCE
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