Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Dadu
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: Gaji Shah site is located approximately 1.5 km east of Pir Ghazi Shah Mausoleum and village. It can be accessed from Johi via Chinni road towards Ghazi Shah. The mound of Gaji Shah also known as Mari Khar, measures 162 m north-south and 132 m east-west and the total area of the occupation on the mound is 21384 sq.m, it is about 6.7 m high from the surrounding plains. The site was discovered by N.G Majumdar in the early 30`s (1930-1931), it was later visited and intermittently excavated by Dr. Louis Flam from 1975 onwards. The Sindh archaeological project of Dr. Flam was initiated in 1985-1987, 1997-98 and 2001. Majumdar had named the site Gaji Shah, because of its being near the mausoleum of a well-known saint Pir Gaji Shah in the east, at a distance of about 1.5 km. The artifactual evidence uncovered by Majumdar and Dr. Flam in their excavations and in the recent survey in March 2017 by CDC team, clearly portray it to be Early and Mature Indus site with the presence of Amrian, Mature Indus, Kulli, Nal and Mehi cultural evidence.
Latitude: 26.454733000
Longitude: 67.464208000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Protected by The Sindh Cultural Heritage (Preservation) Act 1994
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
