Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Thatta
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: It is also known as Kot Raja Manjera. The site was described as the ruins of a Buddhist site and a stupa. Cousen also identified the site with the remains of a Buddhist Stupa. Professor A.R. Khan of Karachi University who surveyed it in the early 1970s (KHAN, 1979a: 6) identified the top of the terrace as prehistoric site and attributed it to the Amri Culture due to the presence of typical red-slipped wares and potshards with painted geometric patterns (KHAN, 1979b: 71), and a rich chipped stone assemblage, including flint micro drills for beads making. According to the field notes by A.R. KHAN (1979a: 7) the site yielded archaeological finds, which he attributed to both Amri Culture and Buddhist period (5th century CE).
Latitude: 24.729111111
Longitude: 67.751786111
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015
Published In: Government of Sindh, Vol 4
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
