Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)·Harappan·🇵🇰 Punjab, Sahiwal, Pakistan
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About Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex
Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex in Punjab, Sahiwal, Pakistan is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Harappan. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 12 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 30.6324N 72.8759E controls access to Punjab, Sahiwal resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-city for Punjab, Sahiwal, illustrating Harappan construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Fortified settlement and ceremonial centre controlling regional exchange
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2400 BCE
Initial construction of Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex main structure
c. 872 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex
1999–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
30.6324° N · 72.8759° E · 204 m · 4 mapped features
- Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-City FeaturereservoirPrimary reservoir at Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits30.6316° N · 72.8777° E
- Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex — Secondary EnclosuremoundAncillary mound at Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits30.6338° N · 72.8769° E
- Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art PaneldromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape30.6309° N · 72.8741° E
- Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexstructureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Harappa Mound F Granary Annex — Northern Annex with plastered basin30.6335° N · 72.8778° E