Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart
Kot Diji E Rampart
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)·Iron Age fortified culture·🇵🇰 Sindh, Khairpur, Kot Diji, Pakistan
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About Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart
Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart in Sindh, Khairpur, Kot Diji, Pakistan is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age fortified culture. Systematic survey and coring document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions 57m × 47m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age fortified culture fortress with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 40 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence 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. 600 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age fortified culture
- Purpose
- Fortified citadel and control point
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 808 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1929
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
27.3400° N · 68.7100° E · 40 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart — structure with stratified deposits27.3406° N · 68.7113° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart — complex with stratified deposits27.3404° N · 68.7110° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart — outlier with stratified deposits27.3379° N · 68.7121° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Kot Diji — Citadel East Rampart — hydraulic with stratified deposits27.3380° N · 68.7114° E
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