Chāñhu-daro
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Chanhu-daro , a shorter form of Chanhun-jo-daro which in Sindhi means "the mound of Chanhun", is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilization. The site is located south of Mohenjo-daro, now in Sindh, Pakistan. The settlement was inhabited between 4000 and 1700 BCE, and is considered to have been a centre for manufacturing carnelian beads. This site is a group of three low mounds that excavations has shown were parts of a single settlement, approximately 7 hectares in size.
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It sits within the topics Archaeological sites in Sindh, Former populated places in Pakistan and Geography of Sindh.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Sindh
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- culture
- Indus Valley Civilization
- discoverer or inventor
- Nani Gopal Majumdar
- object named as
- Chāñhu-daro
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Historical significance
- Early excavation
- Town planning
- Industrial activity
- Artefacts found
- Bead making factory
- Cultivation
- Importance
- Bibliography
- See also
- Notes
Chanhu-daro , a shorter form of Chanhun-jo-daro which in Sindhi means "the mound of Chanhun", is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilization. The site is located south of Mohenjo-daro, now in Sindh, Pakistan. The settlement was inhabited between 4000 and 1700 BCE, and is considered to have been a centre for manufacturing carnelian beads. This site is a group of three low mounds that excavations has shown were parts of a single settlement, approximately 7 hectares in size.
Chanhudaro was first excavated by N. G. Majumdar in March, 1931, and again during winter field session of 1935-36 by the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston team led by Ernest John Henry Mackay. Prof. W. Norman Brown of the University of Pennsylvania was instrumental in enabling the funds for this project. After the independence of Pakistan, Mohammed Rafique Mughal also did exploratory work in the area.
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