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Kotori Dagar

Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Gwadar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 2nd Century BCE-2nd Century CE
Description: It is located 40 km north-west of Ormara on the west bank of Basol Kaur on a stony platform overlooking the Basol Kaur valley, is formed by three sites (A, B, C) showing remains of dry-stone buildings - cairns (square and rectangular shapes) and probably one settlement (the northern site) with larger constructions. Only two or three shards have been found but fragments of copper bowls have been collected around destroyed cairns. Dating material is scarce but fits within the Zangian assemblage.
Latitude: 25.474722222
Longitude: 64.387500000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Cartography of Ancient Settlements in Central Southern Pakistani Makran: New Data
Published In: Mesopotamia, Vol. 25
Year of Publication: 1990
Bibliography/Reference: Besenval, Roland, and Paul Sanlaville
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