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Khoi Ratta Settlement

Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Kotli
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 7th - 8th Century CE
Description: The site is located 1 km west of Khoi Ratta village and in front of Khoi Ratta caves. The mound is irregular in shape with clay formation and surrounded by cultivated fields. It is located just in front of Khoi Ratta rock cut caves. Large number of potshards of plain of red ware can be seen scattered in the cultivated fields and on the surface of the mound. Some structures in the limestone were also exposed by illegal diggers. The site is completely disturbed. The site is tentatively belong to 7th - 8th century CE.
Latitude: 33.361630000
Longitude: 74.023320000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Threat to the Cultural Heritage of Pakistan Survey and Documentation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
Published In: Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2020
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ashraf, Ghani-ur-Rahman
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