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Piyarolmari Mound

Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Dadu
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: This mound is located around six km south-southeast of Tando Rahim Khan and two km east of Pir Ghazi Shah Shrine. In the present state, it measures 160 x 130 m and covers an area of 20,800 sq.m. The sequence revealed by excavations is similar to that of the site of Amri and Harappan levels. Finds from the site include pottery, bull figurines, miniature cart frames, terracotta figurines, steatite, carnelian, agate and copper beads, a copper ring, copper bangles, copper objects, a leaf-shaped arrowhead with tang of copper, copper awl and chisel, chert flake tools, and a silver ring etc.
Latitude: 26.454783333
Longitude: 67.464083333
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015
Published In: Government of Sindh, Vol 1
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
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