Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Badin
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th Century - 1857 CE
Description: Pardin-jo-Daro is located about 09 km north of Tarai town, it can be accessed from Tarai town via canal path towards Haji Muhammad Hassan Junejo village and onwards to the site. Pardin-jo-Daro is a large site, measuring approximately 278 m in length, 1356 m in breadth and about 1.8 m high from the surrounding cultivated area. The cultural material scattered over the site clearly belongs to the Islamic period, it includes: plain, painted black on red ware, glazed pottery, terracotta quern, terracotta complete toy boat, sandstone grinder and miniature copper coins. Painting in black on red in various designs on the rim of the pots is commonly found in the sites of Islamic period along with glazed pottery.
Latitude: 24.760800000
Longitude: 68.675470000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Documentation of the Heritage Sites and Monuments of Sindh
Published In: Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of the Heritage of Sindh
Year of Publication: 2021
Bibliography/Reference: Shiekh, Nilofer
