Harappa — Mound F Buried Granary North (Punjab, Pakistan)
Harappa F Granary N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇰 Punjab, Sahiwal, Harappa, Mound F, Pakistan
About
About Harappa — Mound F Buried Granary North (Punjab, Pakistan)
Harappa — Mound F Buried Granary North (Punjab, Pakistan) in Punjab, Sahiwal, Harappa, Mound F, Pakistan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 9.9 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 190 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 2002
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 925 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1898
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
30.6300° N · 72.8600° E · 190 m · 3 mapped features
- Buried Insula NorthinsulaBuried Insula North at Harappa — Mound F Buried Granary North (Punjab, Pakistan) — insula with stratified deposits30.6278° N · 72.8598° E
- Street Grid SectorstreetStreet Grid Sector at Harappa — Mound F Buried Granary North (Punjab, Pakistan) — street with stratified deposits30.6294° N · 72.8608° E
- Workshop TerraceworkshopWorkshop Terrace at Harappa — Mound F Buried Granary North (Punjab, Pakistan) — workshop with stratified deposits30.6297° N · 72.8605° E
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