Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Sindh
District: Dadu
Period: Proto Historic
Relative Chronology: 3500 BCE - 1800 BCE
Description: The site is located just north of the present-day village of Pandi Wahi, near the Nari Nai. It is 119 m long, 197 m wide, 6 m high and covers an area of 12,733 sq.m. A perennial spring which has its head just south of Karkot, up the Nari Nai channel from Pandi Wahi, flows into the Nari Wai and passes the site. In addition, several small nais (e.g., Sori and Chedagh) converge just north-east of Pandi Wahi. The prehistoric site is situated on a gravel terrace above the flooding of the torrents, out is close enough to take advantage of seasonal sheet flooding and alluvial fan sediments deposited by the streams. Part of the site has been used as a modern burial ground as well. Some excavations were conducted at the site previously. Trench 1 revealed that the earliest levels at the site were dominated by the Amri bichrome pottery and that in the top-most levels of the site this bichrome pottery was mixed with a black-on-red pottery which is similar to that of the Harappan period. in addition to the pottery, finds of terracotta, steatite, stone, and lapis lazuli beads, terracotta cakes, and chart flakes were also recovered at Pandi Wahi.
Latitude: 26.659650040
Longitude: 67.370831266
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
