Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE)·Mehrgarh Culture·🇵🇰 Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan
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About Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension in Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan is a Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Mehrgarh Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 8 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.3902N 67.6077E controls access to Balochistan, Kachi resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Balochistan, Kachi, illustrating Mehrgarh Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 6500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE)
- Culture
- Mehrgarh Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6500 BCE
Initial construction of Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension main structure
c. 574 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension
1985–2022
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3902° N · 67.6077° E · 143 m · 4 mapped features
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension — Main Ancient-Village Feature
structurePrimary structure at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
29.3918° N · 67.6096° EMehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
29.3886° N · 67.6070° EMehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
29.3902° N · 67.6083° EMehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension with plastered basin
29.3899° N · 67.6068° E