Pirak
Sign in to savePirak () is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilization located in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is 20 km south of Sibi east of the Nari River. The mound is 8m high and covers approximately . The site of Pirak was first reported by Robert Raikes in 1963. It was excavated, between 1968 and 1974, before the well known sites of Mehrgarh or Nausharo by the French archaeological mission team led by Jean Marie Casal. According to the excavator, this site was occupied from c.1800 BCE to 800 BCE.
Key facts
- Archaeological site.name
- Pirak
- Archaeological site.caption
- Pirak graveyard
- Archaeological site.location
- Near Perak railway station, Balochistan, Pakistan
- Archaeological site.region
- Indus Valley civilization
- Archaeological site.type
- Archaeological site
- Archaeological site.area
- 12 acres (49,000 m2)
- Archaeological site.height
- 8m
- Archaeological site.material
- Unburnt brick, pottery, iron artifacts
- Archaeological site.built
- c. 1800 BCE
- Archaeological site.abandoned
- c. 800 BCE
- Archaeological site.excavations
- 1968–1974
- Archaeological site.native_name
- پیراک
- Archaeological site.native_name_lang
- pnb
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- Historical significance
- Architecture and material culture
- Artefacts found
- Cultivation
- See also
- Notes
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Pirak () is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilization located in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is 20 km south of Sibi east of the Nari River. The mound is 8m high and covers approximately . The site of Pirak was first reported by Robert Raikes in 1963. It was excavated, between 1968 and 1974, before the well known sites of Mehrgarh or Nausharo by the French archaeological mission team led by Jean Marie Casal. According to the excavator, this site was occupied from c.1800 BCE to 800 BCE.
==Historical significance== Very early horse remains have been found in the site. Also, the site has some very early ironwork and iron artefacts. The ironwork seems to have had a gradual introduction.