Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Quetta
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 56,00 BCE - 3500 BCE
Description: The ancient mound of Killi Gul Mohammad is located one km away from village Killi Gul Mohammad close to Quetta-Chaman Road in the northern proximity of Quetta valley. The site is about 400 x 200 m with surviving height of 15 m. It was first visited by Stein in 1094 and by Ross in 1946, Fairservis in 1950-51, who conducted excavations. Besides the various stages of pottery manufacturing techniques originated indigenously in rough and crude shape were gradually developed to a very refine stage. As a result of archaeological investigations and research made on the site so far, the chronology of the site was ranging from 5th millennium BCE to 2nd millennium BCE.
Latitude: 30.283333333
Longitude: 66.966666667
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.
