Kot Diji (Pakistan)
By K. Kris Hirst
Archaeology Expert
Definition: Kot Diji is an important Harappan civilization
site located in the Rohri Hills of Khairpur province of Pakistan. The
name means "Fort of the Daughter" and it refers to the 18th century AD
Talpur Dynasty fortress, located on the top of an imposing massif above
the Indus River. Kot Diji is also the type site for the Kot Diji
culture, the earliest phase of the Harappa civilization.
The site has two parts with extensive Harappan occupations from Early through Mature period (ca 3500-2000 BC). The upper part is a forty-foot high tell; the lower is the settlement below. Artifacts recovered from the site include copper-bronze objects, bangles and arrowheads; etched carnelian and other beads; and numerous terracotta human, bull, and bird effigy figurines.
Extensive excavations were conducted at Kot Diji by F.A. Khan and G.S. Ghurye of the Pakistan Department of Archaeology in the 1950s.
The site has two parts with extensive Harappan occupations from Early through Mature period (ca 3500-2000 BC). The upper part is a forty-foot high tell; the lower is the settlement below. Artifacts recovered from the site include copper-bronze objects, bangles and arrowheads; etched carnelian and other beads; and numerous terracotta human, bull, and bird effigy figurines.
Extensive excavations were conducted at Kot Diji by F.A. Khan and G.S. Ghurye of the Pakistan Department of Archaeology in the 1950s.
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