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Pirak

Description


The site is located in Kolachi Village of tehsil Sibi. The excavators assigned three cultural periods to this site (Jarrige et al 1995:557). Mudbrick buildings were found at the site with paved platforms. Fireplaces and kilns were also recorded associated with workshops. Handmade and wheel made pottery both decorated and undecorated were found. Beads from different materials, stone tools, animal figurines including humped bulls, camels, horses, dogs, etc. were also found. Other objects included terracotta and copper seals, copper objects, iron objects, etc. It is the site of Bronze and Iron Ages (Dani 1988:63-6). It is the site with the earliest evidences of horse, donkey and Bactrian camel domestication (Cortesi 2015b:368).


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