Verified24.9000° N · 67.3200° E · 10 m
Allahdino — Harappan Port Fortlet
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇵🇰 Sindh, Pakistan
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About Allahdino — Harappan Port Fortlet
Allahdino — Harappan Port Fortlet in Sindh, Pakistan is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Small walled Harappan port site 1.4 ha near Karachi, erroneously thought Harappan outlier to sea. Allahdino Harappan walled village with carnelian beads and Peacock motif pottery, Baloch–Sindh coast.
Why it mattersKey Harappan reference site for the Sindh
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Small walled Harappan port site 1.4 ha near Karachi, erroneously thought Harappan outlier to sea
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
24.9000° N · 67.3200° E · 10 m · 4 mapped features
- Allahdino — Harappan Port Fortlet — High Mound SummitsummitSummit citadel or temple platform24.9001° N · 67.3201° E
- Allahdino — Harappan Port Fortlet — Lower Townlower townLower residential terraces24.8998° N · 67.3202° E
- Allahdino — Harappan Port Fortlet — Fortification TracewallFort wall or bastion trace24.9004° N · 67.3198° E
- Allahdino — Harappan Port Fortlet — Reservoir TanktankRock-cut reservoir or tank24.8996° N · 67.3199° E