Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE)·Mehrgarh Culture·🇵🇰 Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan
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About Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North in Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan is a Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Mehrgarh Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 8 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.3899N 67.6090E controls access to Balochistan, Kachi 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-village for Balochistan, Kachi, illustrating Mehrgarh Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 6500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE)
- Culture
- Mehrgarh Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 6500 BCE
Initial construction of Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North main structure
c. 1428 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3899° N · 67.6090° E · 132 m · 3 mapped features
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Main Ancient-Village Feature
moundPrimary mound at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
29.3896° N · 67.6095° EMehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
29.3903° N · 67.6084° EMehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North ceremonial landscape
29.3880° N · 67.6086° E