Burgh Mine
Burgh
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)·Jōmon·🇵🇰 Balochistan, Pakistan
About
About Burgh Mine
Burgh Mine in Balochistan, Pakistan is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) quarry attributed to Jōmon culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and test trenching, it presents a principal enclosure with necropolis. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Jōmon quarry with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ritual use and symbolic landscape
- 02Long-distance exchange networks
Theories
- 01Territorial marker and boundary statement
- 02Elite residence and administrative centre
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. 2126 BCE
- Period
- Jōmon (14000–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Jōmon
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2126 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 1326 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 589 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1999
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
29.2608° N · 66.0517° E · 136 m · 3 mapped features
Altar
petroglyphOutlier feature with standing stones
29.2627° N · 66.0513° EEnclosure Wall
necropolisHydraulic feature — canal
29.2606° N · 66.0515° EAncillary Complex
cisternHydraulic feature — well
29.2594° N · 66.0489° E