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Kot Diji Fort Hills Khairpur

Kot Diji is an important Harappan civilization site located in the Rohri Hills of Khairpur province of Pakistan. The Kot Diji Fort was the forerunner of the Indus Civilization. The fort was built between 1785 to 1795 by Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur, founder of the Kingdom of Upper Sindh in 1783. In addition to the fort, a 5 kilometer, 12 feet wide mud wall was built around the city. This defensive wall had bastions throughout its length and a huge iron gate served as the city’s only entrance.

Archaeologists say that the discovery of this pre-historic site has furnished information of high significance since it pushed back the pre-historics of Pakistan by at least another 300 years from about 2,500 B.C. to 2,800 B.C. Evidence of new cultural elements of pre-Harappan and pre-Moen Jo daro time has been found at Kot Diji. Excavations have proved that the Indus Valley Civilizations Read more…

Lakhan Jo Daro Discovered in Sukkur

New Archeological Site Lakhan Jo Daro Discovered in Sukkur

Sukkur A new archeological site Lakhian Jo Daro was discovered near Goth Nihal Khoso in the factory area of Sukkur, The archaeological remains belong to pre Moen Jo Daro period. The professors at the Khairpur University did the excavation and found artifacts similar to those of Mehar Garh. They also discovered semiprecious jewelry from the site.

Artifact found from Lakhan Jo Dari
The Archeologists believe the site is about 5500 yers old and is of pre Moen Jo Daro or Kot Dijian era. The Vice chancellor of Khairpur Professor Dr. Nilofar Sheikh University visited the site with Archeological department after the discovery. The Archeological Department has announced that a Read more…