Mehrgarh
Neolithic archaeological site in Balochistan, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mehrgarh (Urdu, Balochi: مہرگڑھ) is a Neolithic archaeological site (dated c. 7000 BCE – c. 2500/2000 BCE) situated on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan in Pakistan.[1] It is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River and between the modern-day Pakistani cities of Quetta, Kalat and Sibi. The site was discovered in 1974 by the French Archaeological Mission[2] led by the French archaeologists Jean-François Jarrige and his wife, Catherine Jarrige. Mehrgarh was excavated continuously between 1974 and 1986,[3] and again from 1997 to 2000.[4] Archaeological material has been found in six mounds, and about 32,000 artifacts have been collected from the site. The earliest settlement at Mehrgarh—located in the northeast corner of the 495-acre (2.00 km2) site—was a small farming village dated between 7000 BCE and 5500 BCE.
مہرگڑھ | |
 Ruins of houses at Mehrgarh, Balochistan | |
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| Alternative name | Mehrgahr, Merhgarh, Merhgahr |
|---|---|
| Location | Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Region | South Asia |
| Coordinates | 29°23′N 67°37′E |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 7000 BCE |
| Abandoned | c. 2600 BCE |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1974–1986, 1997–2000 |
| Archaeologists | Jean-François Jarrige, Catherine Jarrige |
| Followed by: Early Harappan period | |