Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Balochistan
District: Zhob
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: The historical mound of Periano Ghundai is located near Fort Sandeman and very close to the town of Zhobe. It is badly devastated by natural hazard and human vandalism. It measures 240 x 200 m with a height of 16 m. It is a very potential site, which overlaps all known civilizations lingering from pre-historic to the Sassanian period. It was first visited by Fritz Noetling in 1893, followed by Stein in 1927. Fairservis visited the site in 1953. (Makin Khan 2019:113-116). The potshards including plain, painted with geometric and animal designs, while chert blades, beads of terracotta, terracotta female and male figurines, animal figurines were also recorded from the site (Kakar 2000:191).
Latitude: 31.366666667
Longitude: 69.383333333
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.
