Nausharo

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Nausharo is located in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is well known as an archaeological site for the Harappan period. The excavations were carried out between 1985 and 1996 by a French team of archaeologists, under the direction of Jean-François Jarrige. The other sites belonging to the same cluster are Mehrgarh and Pirak.

Nausharo excavation[]

Excavations at Nausharo, 6 km from Mehrgarh, revealed a dwelling-site contemporaneous and identical to Mehrgarh, It was occupied between 3000 and 2550 BC and again between 2550 and 1900 BC.

The discovery of a pottery workshop at Nausharo revealed fired and unfired pottery pieces and unworked clay, as well as 12 flint blades or blade fragments. The blades showed use-wear traces that indicates their usage in shaving clay while shaping pottery on a potter's wheel. The excavated blades were compared to experimentally produced replica blades used for a variety of other activities such as harvesting and processing of silica-rich plants, hide processing, and hand-held use for shaping clay; however, the use-wear traces were almost identical to the excavated blades when used with a mechanical potter's wheel in the shaping of clay pots. Also significant was the discovery of copper traces found on the platforms of two blades examined with a scanning electron microscope and X ray analysis.[1]

Chronology[]

Naushahdu Matka, a jar made around (2700 - 1800 BC) found in Nausharo
  • Period IA c. 2900-2800 BC
  • Period IB c. 2800-2700 BC
  • Period IC c. 2700-2600 BC
  • Period ID c. 2600-2550 BC (transition period)
  • Period IIA c. 2550-2300 BC
  • Period IIB c. 2300-1900 BC
  • Period III c. 1900-1800 BC

See also[]

  • Indus Valley Civilization
  • List of Indus Valley Civilization sites
  • List of inventions and discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Mehrgarh
  • Pirak

Further reading[]

Jarrige, Catherine; Une tête d'éléphant en terre cuite de Nausharo (Pakistan) [An elephant's head in terracotta:Nausharo (Pakistan)] (French).

References[]

  1. ^ Méry, S; Anderson, P; Inizan, M.L.; Lechavallier, M; Pelegrin, J (2007). "A pottery workshop with flint tools on blades knapper with copper at Nausharo (Indus civilisation ca. 2500 BC)". Journal of Archaeological Science. 34 (7): 1098–1116. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2006.10.002.

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Coordinates: 29°21′54″N 67°35′17″E / 29.365°N 67.588°E / 29.365; 67.588

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