Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara)
ٹیکسلا · Sirkap N Dwelling
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇵🇰 Punjab, Taxila, Sirkap, Pakistan
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About Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara)
Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara) in Punjab, Taxila, Sirkap, Pakistan is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area unmeasured ha. Excavation excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 520 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1962
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 969 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1926
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
33.7500° N · 72.8200° E · 520 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara) — structure with stratified deposits
33.7499° N · 72.8203° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara) — complex with stratified deposits
33.7513° N · 72.8208° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara) — outlier with stratified deposits
33.7481° N · 72.8192° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara) — hydraulic with stratified deposits
33.7487° N · 72.8207° E