Sutkagen Dor

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Sutkagen Dor is an archaeological site in present-day Pakistan that represents one of the westernmost known settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, likely serving as a coastal or trade outpost.

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Sutkagen Dor canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indus Valley Civilization site
archaeological site
approximateDateRange c. 2600–1900 BCE
archaeologicalEvidence Harappan pottery
beads
ceramic remains
fortification walls
mud-brick structures
stone tools
archaeologicalStatus excavated in part
associatedWith Harappan long-distance trade
Indus maritime trade
trade routes to Mesopotamia
trade routes to the Persian Gulf
chronology Mature Harappan period
civilization Indus Valley
surface form: Indus Valley Civilization
country Pakistan
culture Mature Harappan period
surface form: Harappan culture
currentCondition ruined site
discoveredBy Aurel Stein
distanceFromCoreRegion far western periphery of Indus civilization
function coastal outpost
trade outpost
hasFeature citadel-like area
defensive structures
habitation area
interpretation likely controlled coastal trade routes
likely served as a port or harbor settlement
locatedIn Balochistan, Pakistan
surface form: Balochistan

southwestern Pakistan
western Indus cultural sphere
material mud brick
stone
nameLanguage Balochi
nearbyFeature Arabian Sea
Makran coast
partOf Indus Valley
surface form: Indus Valley Civilization urban network
region Makran coast
surface form: Makran
researcher Aurel Stein
significance one of the westernmost Indus Valley Civilization settlements
timePeriod Bronze Age

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Indus Valley containsSite Sutkagen Dor
Indus script foundAtSite Sutkagen Dor