Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE)·Mehrgarh Culture·🇵🇰 Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan
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About Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace 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 chamber 7 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.3740N 67.6116E 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
- Partially excavated
c. 6500 BCE
Initial construction of Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace main structure
c. 683 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3740° N · 67.6116° E · 164 m · 3 mapped features
- Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace — Main Ancient-Village Featurerock artPrimary rock art at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits29.3732° N · 67.6108° E
- Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace — Secondary EnclosurehydraulicAncillary hydraulic at Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits29.3750° N · 67.6101° E
- Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art PanelnecropolisOutlier necropolis panel linked to Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape29.3735° N · 67.6118° E