Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara)
Bhir Street N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇵🇰 Punjab, Taxila, Bhir Mound, Pakistan
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About Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara)
Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara) in Punjab, Taxila, Bhir Mound, Pakistan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 16.8 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 520 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 859 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1957
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1476 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
33.7400° N · 72.8300° E · 520 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara) — insula with stratified deposits
33.7391° N · 72.8285° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara) — street with stratified deposits
33.7376° N · 72.8297° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara) — workshop with stratified deposits
33.7407° N · 72.8282° E