Verified34.1300° N · 71.7000° E · 300 m
Tilla — Adina Masjid Mound
Pre-Harappan to Gandhara (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Gandhara prehistoric to Gandharan·🇵🇰 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
About
About Tilla — Adina Masjid Mound
Tilla — Adina Masjid Mound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Pre-Harappan to Gandhara (3000 BCE–500 CE) tell attributed to Gandhara prehistoric to Gandharan. Mound with Pre-Harappan Kot Diji and Gandhara pottery south of Charsadda. Tilla mound Kot Diji.
Why it mattersKey Gandharan–Kushan monastery illustrating Buddhist expansion
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Gandhara art evolution
- 02Kushan imperial network
Theories
- 01Monastic economy
- 02Greco-Buddhist fusion
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Harappan to Gandhara (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Gandhara prehistoric to Gandharan
- Purpose
- Mound with Pre-Harappan Kot Diji and Gandhara pottery south of Charsadda
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
34.1300° N · 71.7000° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Tilla — Adina Masjid Mound — Citadel Summit
summitSummit
34.1301° N · 71.7001° ETilla — Adina Masjid Mound — Lower Terrace
terraceLower mound extension
34.1298° N · 71.7002° ETilla — Adina Masjid Mound — Kiln Area
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34.1304° N · 71.6998° E