Heritage record
Site 4 near lake Khurandah Dhand
SindhSettlementProtected
The site is located at the end side of a lake and foot of the sand dunes present on western side. Moving towards south, a good concentration of archaeological material was discovered scattered in clusters demarcating separate huts. The presence of fish bones and shell pieces showed exploitation of subsistence resources available in nearby lakes. From this site various types and sizes potshards, glass pieces. Fish bones, shell pieces were recorded. The cultural material showed its association with recent historic context, probably British period.
- Record ID
- 7217
- Province / territory
- Sindh
- District
- Shaheed Benazirabad
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Settlement
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 26.35347, 68.73517 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Mallah, Q.H. et al. (2012-13). Archaeological Survey of Nawabshah Sand Dunes Along Ancient Hakra River Of Thar Desert Of Sindh, Pakistan. Ancient Sindh, Vol. 12.
Found an error in this record? Submit a correction — quote record ID 7217.
Pakistan's Heritage Digital Ecosystem: Heritage Atlas · PWHI · Visual Record · Forum