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Ther Dellu Roy (Towards North-West of Jumpur Town)

PunjabSettlementProtected
The site lies about 4 km south-west of Tehsil Jampur, in the district of D.G. Khan. It consists of two mounds roughly 30-46 m, the large one marks the site of the city and the smaller has been identified as a fort, constructed in mud brick masonry. At certain places, complete plan of the room has been traceable. The smaller mound is rectangular in shape, in the north of the city site is 4.5-6 m high above the cultivated field. The massive mud bricks around it undoubtedly marked the site a kind of defensive fort, bastions have been provided at different intervals. Pottery of different shapes and types (plain and painted), showing floral motifs have been reported.
Record ID
6323
Province / territory
Punjab
District
Dera Ghazi Khan
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Settlement
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
30.04722, 70.63235 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.

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