Amri — Sindh Amri Ware Type Site Extension Foothills
Amri to Harappan (3600–2000 BCE)·Amri ware → Kot Diji → Harappan sequence·🇵🇰 Sindh, Pakistan
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About Amri — Sindh Amri Ware Type Site Extension Foothills
Amri — Sindh Amri Ware Type Site Extension Foothills in Sindh, Pakistan is a Amri to Harappan (3600–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Amri ware → Kot Diji → Harappan sequence. Foothill extension south of Amri main mound with Amri painted pottery sequence stratigraphy. Casal Amri type-site showing Amri ware 3600 BCE to Harappan 2000 BCE four periods.
Why it mattersKey Amri ware → Kot Diji → Harappan sequence settlement for Harappan sequence
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Harappan chronology
- 02Kot Diji transition
Theories
- 01Planned urbanism
- 02Shell industry trade
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3600 BCE
- Period
- Amri to Harappan (3600–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Amri ware → Kot Diji → Harappan sequence
- Purpose
- Foothill extension south of Amri main mound with Amri painted pottery sequence stratigraphy
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1930 CE
Mackay/Marshall survey
On the ground
Structures & features
25.3800° N · 68.3000° E · 40 m · 3 mapped features
Amri — Sindh Amri Ware Type Site Extension Foothills — Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel summit
25.3801° N · 68.3001° EAmri — Sindh Amri Ware Type Site Extension Foothills — Town Wall Stretch
wallsWalled circuit segment
25.3798° N · 68.3002° EAmri — Sindh Amri Ware Type Site Extension Foothills — Industrial Terrace
workshopWorkshop/bead/industrial terrace
25.3804° N · 68.2998° E