Which of the following features at Lothal provides the most convincing evidence of its role as a maritime trading centre in the Harappan Civilization?
A brick-built basin connected to an ancient river channel
Lothal, in present-day Gujarat, is famous as a port town of the Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilization.
Its most convincing maritime feature is the large brick-built basin, or dockyard, connected to a channel of the Sabarmati river, which allowed boats and ships to be berthed and loaded, directly demonstrating sea and river trade.
Warehouses, seals and bead workshops indicate manufacturing and commerce in general, but only the dock (basin linked to a river channel) proves the town functioned specifically as a maritime trading centre.
Hence, the brick-built basin connected to an ancient river channel is the strongest evidence.
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