Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Panjgur
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: The mound is located on northern side of Panjgoor-Nag Road on the outskirts of Panjgoor city. It measures 280 x 210 m with surviving height of up to 6 m. It is littered with potshards mostly red ware with medium texture, buff ware and grey ware. The red ware pottery is painted in black, mostly with geometrical designs and horizontal parallel bands. Chocolate and dark brownish slips have also been applied in some cases on rims. Incised wavy lines, net patterns, comb designs and grooves on body are also found. On the basis of pottery, the site has been assigned to a time frame of 2500 -2200 BCE.
Latitude: 27.065555556
Longitude: 64.449166667
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Archaeological Exploration along the Right Bank of the Nara Canal from Phariaro to Kathore
Published In: Ancient Punjab, Vol. I
Year of Publication: 2010
Bibliography/Reference: Shah, S. S. Ali
