Rohri Hills
Mesolithic to Harappan (7000–1900 BCE)·Mesolithic to Harappan (Sindh lithic tradition)·🇵🇰 Sindh, Sukkur District, Rohri Hills plateau, Pakistan
About
About Rohri Hills
Rohri Hills is a 1200×850 m chert quarry complex (7000 BCE–2000 BCE) atop the Sukkur limestone plateau, 40 ha of Harappan blade mines with 200+ pits (6 m deep) and debitage cones (10 m high) supplying Mohenjo-daro.
Why it mattersKey Mesolithic to Harappan (Sindh lithic tradition) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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
- Period
- Mesolithic to Harappan (7000–1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Mesolithic to Harappan (Sindh lithic tradition)
- Builders
- Mesolithic
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
27.6536° N · 68.9153° E · 85 m · 3 mapped features
Central Pit Cluster
quarryPit 6 m deep with gallery side-tunneling
27.6539° N · 68.9156° EDebitage Cone A
midden10-m-high chert debitage cone with 5000+ blade cores
27.6541° N · 68.9150° ESouthern Mine Shaft
quarryGallery shaft with limestone hammerstones
27.6533° N · 68.9156° E