Lakhan Jo Daro

Sukkur A new archeological site Lakhian Jo Daro was discovered near Goth Nihal Khoso in the factory area of Sukkur, The archeological 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

, Lakhan jo Daro is a Sindhi, word and it means The

Hill of Lakhan

Lakhan ka Teela

in Urdu

The Archeologists believe the site is about 5500 yers old and is of pre Moen Jo Daro or

Kot Diji

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 site museum will be constructed soon. The miniter for culture & tourism Sindh privince Ms. Sassi Palijo also said that the museum will be constructed very soon and the encroachments near the mound will aso be removed.The excavation is being now cunducted with the Students and staff of the

Shah Abdul Latif

University and some volunteers of the area. They have also found a seal from the site which is similar to that of Mehar Garh and dates back to 7000BC hence the actual age of the mound could be 9000 years. Pakistan Archeology, If you would like to Visit the site or need a hotel reservation or need to get in touch with the university Please contact us we can offer you Local Guide in Sukkur, hotel reservation and car with driver in Sukkur

Lakhan jo Daro is a Sindhi word and it means The Hill of Lakhan

Discovered Lakhan Jo Daro Italian experts visited the area

New Archeological Site Lakhan Jo Daro Discovered in Sukkur

I along with Agha Waseem visited Lakhan jo Daro in Sukkur and then managed to see Professor Sharr at Khairpur University. Professor Sharr was kind enough to show us various antiquities recovered from the cultural mound. Later on Agha Wasim wrote an article on this visit which is quiet interesting and produced below:

For a long while I kept listening to terminologies like Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Pre Indus, Mature Harrapan civilizations and so on. Though the subject was very interesting for a layman like me but I never thought of listening to such eccentric jargon when we planned to visit Lakhan Jo Daro and met

Pof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Shar

Archaeology Department

Shah Abdul Latif University

Khairpur

.

Lakhan jo Daro is a Sindhi word and it means The

Hill of Lakhan

in English and

Lakhan ka Teela

in Urdu. Going by the same nomenclauture you can also guess what the famous site

Mohen jo Daro

means.

Few months back news surfaced in international media about an ancient archeological find near Sukkur. Just in days

Lakhan Jo Daro

was a common word. Everybody was chanting

Lakhan-Jo-Daro

and its importance in the Archeological arena.