Earthworks of Sama Mound Khet
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)·Ubaid·🇮🇳 Madhya Pradesh, India
About
About Earthworks of Sama Mound Khet
Earthworks of Sama Mound Khet in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) earthwork attributed to Ubaid culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a principal enclosure with workshop zone. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Ubaid earthwork with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function as ceremonial vs domestic centre
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
- 02Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
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. 4585 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4585 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3785 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 792 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
2012
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
23.5534° N · 78.4787° E · 40 m · 3 mapped features
Gateway
entranceAncillary settlement associated with main monument
23.5561° N · 78.4761° EBurial Cluster
gatewayHydraulic feature — canal
23.5555° N · 78.4785° ENecropolis Extension
chamberBurial zone — cists
23.5546° N · 78.4793° E