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Karohar -Jo-Daro

SindhSettlementProtected
The site lies 735 m north-west of Badlo Khan Chandio village, it can be accessed from Maid Shahid village via earthen track to Karohar -Jo-Daro. It is a very large site, measuring approximately 45.7 m in length, 44.8 m in breadth and about 12 m. high from the surrounding cultivated area. There are evidences of a burnt brick wall, visible in the northern part of the mound exposed after illegal digging by the local people. Heavy concentration of cultural material was found on the site which clearly belonged to the Mature Indus period ranging between 2500-1850 B.C. The cultural material on the surface included: plain, painted, incised and perforated pottery of typical Mature Indus period, other material collected from surface comprised of potsherd with Indus script symbol, gray ware, terracotta bangles, lithic blades, stone ball, black stone and flakes. There is recent presence of graveyard on both (southern and eastern) sides of the site.
Record ID
10039
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Qambar Shahdadkot
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Settlement
Period
Proto Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Sindh Cultural Heritage (Preservation) Act 1994 (instrument: Protected by The Sindh Cultural Heritage (Preservation) Act 1994)
Coordinates
27.50714, 67.69979 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Shiekh, Nilofer. (2021). Documentation of the Heritage Sites and Monuments of Sindh. Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of the Heritage of Sindh.

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