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According to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency's report published on protected areas in 1997, Balochistan has 27 archaeological sites and monuments protected by the Federal Government. [1] These include the province's only national monument; Ziarat Residency. Additionally it has one site on the tentative world heritage list, Mehrgarh ...
Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Balochistan, Pakistan" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The earliest known archaeological findings belong to the Soanian culture from the Soan Valley, near modern-day Islamabad. Soan Valley culture is considered as the best known Palaeolithic culture of Central Asia. [1] Mehrgarh in Balochistan is one of the most important Neolithic sites dating from 7000 BCE to 2000 BCE
First discovered in 1903, systematic excavations since 2001 by the German Archaeological Institute and Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan Sohr Damb ('Red Mound'), c. 3800–2300 BC, [ 2 ] is an archaeological site, located near Nal , in central Balochistan , Pakistan that begins before the Indus Valley civilization ...
Mehrgarh is a Neolithic archaeological site (dated c. 7000 BCE – c. 2500/2000 BCE) situated on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan in Pakistan. [1] It is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River and between the modern-day Pakistani cities of Quetta, Kalat and Sibi.
It is a part of the Quetta Culture, which includes other archaeological sites from Iranian Sistan and the Helmand Valley to the Baloch and Sarawan districts of Balochistan, and what Piggott called the "Buff-ware cultures" of Balochistan. [3] Painted patterns reminiscent of the Amri ceramic decoration history define the Kechi Beg pottery style. [5]
Kot Bala, or Balakot is an archaeological site located in Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is near the Makran coast of the Arabian Sea, and goes back to around 4000 BC. The settlement of Balakot precedes the Indus Valley civilization by many centuries.
Nindowari (Urdu: نندارہ), also known as Nindo Damb, is a Kulli archaeological site, dating back to chalcolithic period, in Kalat District of Balochistan, Pakistan. Archaeological investigation of the site suggests that the Nindowari complex was occupied by the Harappans before the Kulli civilization arrived and that the Kulli culture was ...