Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Khairpur
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: This site is located on the sand dune nearby a low-lying lime stone hill where cultural materials were found in a good concentration over a vast area. Some heated lime stones were observed scattered on the surface. These heated lime stones may have been used for a hearth for a long time resulted in the change of colour. However, neither any burnt spot nor ashy spot was identified at the site. Because of the sandy soil, one may not expect such type of evidences to remain at the sites that are located on the top of the loose sand of the Thar. The finds from this site are pottery and chert stone flakes. The pottery is hand-made, containing grit in the body wall. Some shards also contain incised triangles for decoration on the outer surface. These characteristic features show the association of artefacts with the Hakra period.
Latitude: 27.122777778
Longitude: 68.717222222
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.
