Mehrgarh archaeological site
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:archaeological_site
|
| gptkbp:abandoned |
c. 2500 BCE
|
| gptkbp:area |
495 acres
|
| gptkbp:culture |
gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Jean-François_Jarrige
|
| gptkbp:distanceFromIndusRiver |
about 30 km
|
| gptkbp:evidence |
gptkb:ceramics
bead making animal domestication cotton cultivation copper metallurgy early dentistry |
| gptkbp:excavatedBy |
1974
French Archaeological Mission to Pakistan |
| gptkbp:features |
burial sites
granaries mud-brick houses |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mehrgarh archaeological site
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
key to understanding early agricultural communities in South Asia
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Pakistan
Balochistan |
| gptkbp:nearestCity |
gptkb:Sibi
|
| gptkbp:notableFinds |
tools
animal bones ornaments pottery shards copper tools female figurines burial goods lapis lazuli beads dental drills wheat and barley grains |
| gptkbp:period |
Chalcolithic
Neolithic c. 7000 BCE – c. 2500 BCE |
| gptkbp:significance |
one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming and herding in South Asia
|
| gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
2004
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| gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
gptkb:list
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Balochistan_(Pakistan)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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