Implication of Radiocarbon Dates from Sohr Damb/Nal, Balochistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9245209 |
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| Authors | Jochen Görsdorf, Ute Franke-Vogt |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 703-712 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200042594 |
| OpenAlex | W2131814937 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Sohr Damb/Nal, the type site of the Nal complex, is located in Balochistan, Pakistan. After 1 season of excavation by H Hargreaves in 1924, which made the polychrome Nal pottery widely known, no further work took place until the Joint German-Pakistani Archaeological Mission to Kalat resumed excavations in 2001. So far, 4 seasons of excavations have been undertaken, which have revealed 4 periods of occupation, dated from about 3800 to 2000 BC. The well-stratified assemblages provide new insights into cultural processes and developments, and enhance the comparative frameworks through typological series and a comprehensive set of radiocarbon dates. This information is essential for assessing cross-cultural relations and the date of urbanization. In this paper, the 14 C dates from Sohr Damb/Nal are presented and their cultural context is discussed. Period III has several links to sites in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, such as Miri Qalat IIIb–c, Mehrgarh VI–VII/Nausharo I, Quetta III, Mundigak IV, and Shahr-e Sokhta II–III. Period IV represents a Kulli-Harappan occupation, which is dated to the second half of the 3rd millennium BC
Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Geography · Polychrome · Pottery · Radiocarbon dating · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks
| Highly cited | No |
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