Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Khairpur
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: The site is located on the flat top of a sand dune where cultural material is seen in a good concentration. A number of exotic items were reported, like two black stone bead, fragmented lapis lazuli, a copper fragment, white disc beads along with stone tools, pottery, terracotta gamesmen, terracotta bangles, cakes, and shell bangles and others. The stone tools consist of blades, core and hammer stone. Their size is larger than micro lithic, suggesting that they cannot be associated with the Mesolithic geometric repertoire. Various type and size of pottery were collected. The majority is associated with the Kot Dijian period. A sandstone polisher was also part of the cultural assemblage from this site.
Latitude: 27.134444444
Longitude: 68.676111111
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Surface and subsurface analysis of archaeological sites around the lakes of the Dubi Mirwah Desert in Sindh, Pakistan
Published In: Occasional Paper 4 Linguistics, Archaeology and the Human Past
Year of Publication: 2008
Bibliography/Reference: Mallah, Q.H.
