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Mound No. 6 (Shahi Khan near Pir Ballo).

BalochistanSettlementProtected
The pre-historic mound No.6 is lying near Pir Ballo village south of Quetta Sariab Road at a distance of about 3.2 km from Quetta City. The site is about 70 m long and 55 m wide being about 3.5 m high. Some potshards are noticed lying on the site which are painted as well as plain. Some graves are lying on the south-eastern portion on the site.
Record ID
9663
Province / territory
Balochistan
District
Quetta
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Settlement
Period
Proto 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
30.17289, 66.99181 — 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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