Consider the following geographical boundary assignments for the extreme peripheral margins of the Indus Valley Civilisation:
1. Western Margin: Sutkagen Dor on the Dasht river bank (Pakistan-Iran border).
2. Eastern Margin: Alamgirpur on the Hindon river bank (Uttar Pradesh).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements trace the absolute geographical limits of the Mature Harappan domain. Sutkagen Dor acted as a western maritime border outpost next to Oman trading routes, while Alamgirpur in Meerut marked the absolute eastern extension into the Ganga-Yamuna upper plains.

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