Verified27.6800° N · 68.9200° E · 70 m
Rohri Hills Flint Quarry Mound — Wadi Reach
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) intensive·Harappan·🇵🇰 Sindh, Pakistan
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About Rohri Hills Flint Quarry Mound — Wadi Reach
Rohri Hills Flint Quarry Mound — Wadi Reach in Sindh, Pakistan is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) intensive hydraulic attributed to Harappan. Chert limestone hill quarries 30 km long with Harappan blade workshop terraces. Rohri Hills chert source for Harappan blades found 1000 km away to Lothal, Shahr-e Sokhta.
Why it mattersKey Harappan reference site for the Sindh
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Rock-cut chronology
- 02Chalcolithic sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Mahayana mural transmission
- 02Harappan sherd seriation
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) intensive
- Culture
- Harappan
- Purpose
- Chert limestone hill quarries 30 km long with Harappan blade workshop terraces
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Archaeological survey
On the ground
Structures & features
27.6800° N · 68.9200° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
- Rohri Hills Flint Quarry Mound — Wadi Reach — Quarry FacefaceQuarry limestone cliffs with blade debitage27.6802° N · 68.9201° E
- Rohri Hills Flint Quarry Mound — Wadi Reach — Workshop TerraceterraceDebitage terraces27.6798° N · 68.9202° E
- Rohri Hills Flint Quarry Mound — Wadi Reach — Transport PathtrackAncient transport track27.6805° N · 68.9197° E