Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Sukkur
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: The site of Taloor-ji Bhit is situated ten km in northeast of Kot Lalo. The site measures as total of 443 m East-West and 467 m North-South and cover a total of 206881sq.m area. The site is divided into two portions designated as (A) mounded and (B) surface scatter. The mounded part of site is located on the west side within alluvial plain area and consists of at least two mounds elevated almost three m in height from the ground surface areas. The second part; i.e., surface scatter, is situated on the sand dune at least 02 to 04 m higher from the surrounded plains. This is a very large site occupied during the Kot Dijian period and continued until the Indus period. The robber`s ditch was examined closely and several Kot Dijian objects were found, however the entire site is densely covered with Indus period artifact.
Latitude: 26.716111111
Longitude: 68.391666667
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Kot Dijian Settlements in Alluvial Plains and Desert of Sindh
Published In: Ancient Sindh, Vol. 13
Year of Publication: 2014-15
Bibliography/Reference: Mallah, Q.H. et al
