Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh
Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh is part of the Tentative list of Pakistan in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Mehrgarh is an early Neolithic site located on the Kacchi plain of Balochistan, close to the Bolan Pass. The site consists of several archaeological mounds with artefacts from the period between the seventh and third centuries BCE. Mehrgarh is considered the first agricultural settlement in South Asia. The earliest potteries in South Asia were also excavated here.
Map of Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh
- Country
- Pakistan
- Added
- 2004
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Archaeological site - Prehistoric
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2008 Incomplete - not examined
The Archaeological sites of Mehrgarh, Rehman Dheri and Harappa as an extension of the Archaeological Ruins as Menjodaro