Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase
Harappan Transitional (2800–2600 BCE Nausharo I–III)·Amri-Nal → Kili Gul Mohammad → Harappan·🇵🇰 Balochistan, near Mehrgarh, 6 km south, Pakistan
About
About Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase
Nausharo excavated by Jarrige, painted pottery transition and figurine workshop. Recorded context — Period: Harappan Transitional (2800–2600 BCE Nausharo I–III); Culture: Amri-Nal → Kili Gul Mohammad → Harappan; Field status: excavated; Materials: painted pottery, mudbrick; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Amri-Nal → Kili Gul Mohammad → Harappan ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Harappan Transitional (2800–2600 BCE Nausharo I–III)
- Culture
- Amri-Nal → Kili Gul Mohammad → Harappan
- Purpose
- Transitional pottery sequence from Togau to Harappan — Mehrgarh hinterland painted pottery workshop
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1945
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase
On the ground
Structures & features
29.3330° N · 67.6200° E · 145 m · 3 mapped features
- Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase — hydraulic feature29.3348° N · 67.6180° E
- Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase — Complex Annex 2complexcomplex at Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase — subsidiary complex29.3344° N · 67.6209° E
- Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Nausharo — Harappan Transitional Colour Pottery Phase — subsidiary complex29.3327° N · 67.6218° E