Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE)·Mehrgarh Culture·🇵🇰 Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan
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About Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex 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 necropolis 3 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.3747N 67.6010E 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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 — Northern Annex main structure
c. 979 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex
1985–2020
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3747° N · 67.6010° E · 147 m · 3 mapped features
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-Village Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
29.3764° N · 67.6010° EMehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
29.3746° N · 67.6023° EMehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
29.3750° N · 67.6008° E