Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Loralai
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: The site is located 10 km towards north of Loralai town in northern Baluchistan. It measures 100 x 60 m in size. It was subjected to illegal diggings by the local people. It was first explored by Stein in 1927 and potshards and finds were retrieved. Fairservis visited the mound in 1953 and discovered structures and collected numerous pottery fragments and other finds including animal and human figurines, particular hooded Zhobe mother goddesses.
Latitude: 31.433333333
Longitude: 69.250000000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
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.
