national maritime heritage complex, LOTHAL, India

This Gallery provides a glimpse of all the 14 galleries. The science of Ocean, underwater archaeology and Indian mythologies related to the Ocean will be showcased. Visitors will be engaged in virtual tours of cultural timeline with interactive storytelling. The pantheon of Oceanic divine beings such as Vishnu, Varuna, Ganga, Yamuna and others will also be on display.

This gallery includes several aspects of Harappan life and culture. Inland and International trade along with the export and import of goods with the Persian Gulf, Oman, Mesopotamia, and Egypt will be showcased. Port cities such as Lothal (where the earliest man-made dockyard has been excavated), Dholavira and many others along the Makran coast will also be shown.

This Gallery tells the story of the movement of people after the decline of the Harappan Civilisation, and the transfer of metal technologies to other parts of Indian subcontinent and beyond. Trade routes namely Uttarapatha, Dakshinapatha, the emergence of the money economy, development of scripts, etc. will be part of this gallery.