Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Khairpur
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: The site is located in south of Ganero Sim on high sand dunes on the relatively flat surface near Thari Mirwah town in Khairpur District. The site was first reported by Biagi & Veesar in 1998-99 and revisited by present author in early 2007. The material mainly the pottery in various sizes, shapes and designs including fish scale and short necked typical Kot Dijian period is spread in significant concentration on the surface. After close examination of the surface, some white paste disc bead, carnelian bead and copper pieces were collected. The other material from this site includes Terracotta cake pieces, chert blades, flakes, and hammer suggesting that probably stone tools were manufactured here. The presence of such scale material suggests that this was a permanent village settlement of Kot Dijian period entirely made of thatch houses. The spot was not decline forever but was re-visited by Mature Indus herders. As on the eastern slopes of the mound some Mature Indus period objects like pottery and stone tools present thinly were collected. The nomads/ pastoralists of Mature Indus period may have established the temporary camp. In the same locality Biagi and Veesar in 1998-99 has reported another Kot Dijian period site and designated as Ganero-12. The site is located on the northeastern banks of the Sain Sim (the name is incorrect the correct name is Saneso Sim). The Ganero-12 site consisted of surface scatter of various types of chert stone tools and manufacturing debris along with Kot Dijian pottery. One terracotta broken bead was also reported. A little further into desert in Northeastern direction is the Jamal Shah Sim and a site was also discovered there as designated Jamal Shah-5. At this site hundreds of blades ranging in between 8.5 to 18.0 cm in length and 1.5 to 4.5 cm in width have been reported along with pottery associated with Kot Dijian period.
Latitude: 27.090277778
Longitude: 68.661111111
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Sindh Pakistan
Published In: Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past (2008)
Year of Publication: 2008
Bibliography/Reference: Mallah, Q.H.
