Chanhu-Daro Eastern Industrial Terrace
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE)·Harappan industrial (shell and bead)·🇵🇰 Sindh, Pakistan
About
About Chanhu-Daro Eastern Industrial Terrace
Chanhu-Daro Eastern Industrial Terrace in Sindh, Pakistan is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan industrial (shell and bead). Eastern terrace industrial area 2 ha beyond citadel with bead workshops at Chanhu-daro. Mackay Chanhu-daro industrial terrace with bead drills and shell cutting 100 m east citadel.
Why it mattersKey Harappan industrial (shell and bead) settlement for Harappan sequence
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Harappan chronology
- 02Kot Diji transition
Theories
- 01Planned urbanism
- 02Shell industry trade
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 industrial (shell and bead)
- Purpose
- Eastern terrace industrial area 2 ha beyond citadel with bead workshops at Chanhu-daro
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1930 CE
Mackay/Marshall survey
On the ground
Structures & features
26.1700° N · 68.3600° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Chanhu-Daro Eastern Industrial Terrace — Citadel Mound
citadelCitadel summit
26.1701° N · 68.3601° EChanhu-Daro Eastern Industrial Terrace — Town Wall Stretch
wallsWalled circuit segment
26.1698° N · 68.3602° EChanhu-Daro Eastern Industrial Terrace — Industrial Terrace
workshopWorkshop/bead/industrial terrace
26.1704° N · 68.3598° E