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aar an its Extrna Rations:
on a rivr, prhaps giving accss to th sa. nforation on th architctur
of Rangpur ١١ B-C is scanty, an no structurs at a wr not in ca. 4 of
Prio IB posits (77), prhaps inicating a clin aftr th start of th 2n
inniu.
o of th bst coparana for th aar atria ar with Roji, which
athough inan, is ocat on th banks of th rivr Bhaar, scrib as th
argst rivr in aurashtra (78). Roji aost oub in siz uring Prio C
an invst in th rconstruction of any of its buiings; its outr
fortifications an th Larg quar Buiing wr aso buit in this phas (79).
his shows that th Lat Harappan sttnts an civiization of aurashtra
wr not univrsay in clin uring th first cnturis of th 2n
inniu. It has bn argu that crtain ainistrativ anifstations of
Harappan atria cutur (.g. stap sals, cubica ston wights, nus
script) isappar or bca ss coon uring th Lat Harappan
phas, though wights ar sti foun an th script was sti known,
frqunty occurring as graffiti on pottry (80), ١t is probab that th Lat
Harappan counitis wr sti capab of unrtaking ong-istanc tra,
though th ainistrativ an ogistica aspcts ay hav bn contro by
th rchants of Diun by this stag.
Othr than pottry, various goos ay hav bn tra btwn Bahrain
an aurashtra uring th ary 2n inniu. its rcor in th txts,
transhipp to Ur via Diun uring th sin tarsa prio, inclu athr
goos, shp-skin containrs, woon artfacts, garnts, asphat, ivory,
si-prcious stons, go an coppr, incuing th faous 18 tonn
shipnt by th rchant Ea-Nasir (81). Much of this atria ay hav
originat fro th Lat Harappan sphr in aurashtra. It has bn
suggst that Lotha function as a "gatway" sttnt, whr th rich
rsourcs of th hintran wr gathr for transportation to th gratr
nus vay an possiby th Guf traing syst (82). Possh ists coppr
or coppr or, statit, carnian, sh an ivory as possib rsourcs, to
which can b a woo, an th varity of finish goos anufactur in
L0othafro th rgion's raw atrias, such as bas an coppr artfacts.
Coppr is an intriguing possibiity, Its potntia iportanc as a tra it
originating in th nian subcontinnt has otis bn ovrook, as
any contators hav focus on th 3r inniu sting sits of
