The ancient city of Dholavira, the southern centre of the Harappan Civilization, is sited on the arid island of Khadir in the State of Gujarat. Occupied between ca. 3000-1500 BCE, the archaeological ...

Jewelry made from conch shells and other ornaments predating even the Pre-Harappan civilization have also been discovered, demonstrating a highly evolved tradition of jewelry-making in ancient India.