Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot
Neolithic (7000–2500 BCE; Aceramic 7000 BCE, Ceramic 5500 BCE)·Mehrgarh (pre-Harappan)·🇵🇰 Balochistan, Kachi Plain, Bolan Pass, Mehrgarh, near Sibi, Pakistan
About
About Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot
Bolan Mehrgarh excavated by Jarrige 1974–, 7000 BCE barley/wheat, 32,000 graves, earliest dentistry bow-drill.
Why it mattersKey Mehrgarh (pre-Harappan) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence
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. 7000 BCE Aceramic; 5000 BCE mudbrick houses
- Period
- Neolithic (7000–2500 BCE; Aceramic 7000 BCE, Ceramic 5500 BCE)
- Culture
- Mehrgarh (pre-Harappan)
- Purpose
- South Asia's earliest farming village (7000 BCE wheat, barley, cattle, dentistry) — 5000-year continuous tell
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1937
- Excavation
- Excavated
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot
c. 7000 BCE Aceramic; 5000 BCE mudbrick houses
Initial construction / first occupation at Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3830° N · 67.6100° E · 150 m · 3 mapped features
Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot — Principal Structure
structurestructure at Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot — hydraulic feature
29.3823° N · 67.6111° EMehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot — Northern Complex
complexcomplex at Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot — hydraulic feature
29.3830° N · 67.6117° EMehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot — Southern Rock Art
rock artrock art at Mehrgarh — Neolithic Aceramic Hill Foot — subsidiary complex
29.3815° N · 67.6118° E