Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Quetta
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 4th millennium BCE
Description: This site lies 12 km southwards of Quetta city on National High Way leading from Quetta to Khuzdar near Mian Ghundai Levy Post. The site is oval in shape with 73 m circumference and elevation of 15.2 m from the surroundings. Stein had visited it in 1903 and again in 1927 along with Hargreaves and laid a small test pit. Stuart Piggott and Ross also visited in 1946 and 1947. Fairservis visited in 1950, while Mortimer Wheeler, Jarrige, Raikes, Dales, Mughal, Ashafque and Basenval also paid visits to this important site. During excavations at the site a large number of pottery assemblage and other objects were collected. Keeping in view the structures exposed, architectural elements unearthed, study of the pottery, finds taken in hand and its affiliation with other sites, the chronology of Damb Sadaat ranges from 3000 BCE to 1st millennium BCE. The site is locally known as Mian Ghundai.
Latitude: 30.050000000
Longitude: 66.950000000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: The Indus Age - The Beginnings
Published In: University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, United States
Year of Publication: 1999
Bibliography/Reference: Posshel, G.L.
