Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE)·Mehrgarh Culture·🇵🇰 Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan
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About Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier 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 11 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.3937N 67.6057E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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
- Partially excavated
c. 6500 BCE
Initial construction of Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 657 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier
1964–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3937° N · 67.6057° E · 140 m · 3 mapped features
- Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier — Main Ancient-Village FeatureenclosurePrimary enclosure at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits29.3944° N · 67.6072° E
- Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosurerock artAncillary rock art at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits29.3947° N · 67.6067° E
- Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art PanelhydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape29.3949° N · 67.6055° E