Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Gwadar
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: It is located 0.5 - 1 km west of Prahag village, in an inter-dune space formed by an argillaceous hard surface eroded by the rainwater. The ancient occupation is shown by shards and small shell-mounds scattered on the horizontal surface between the sand-dunes. It measures 500 x 100 m wide oriented south-east and 1.5 km away from sea-shore on the west. The collected material shows mainly protohistoric occupation i.e. Nal, Dasht (bowl with ridged decoration), Emir grey ware, basket ware, Kulli and Harappan wares (jars with black slip and cord reinforcement).
Latitude: 25.204166667
Longitude: 64.629166667
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
