Sutkagen Dor

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Sutkagen Dor is an archaeological site in present-day Pakistan that represents one of the westernmost known settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, likely serving as a coastal or trade outpost.

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Sutkagen Dor canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indus Valley Civilization site
archaeological site
approximateDateRange c. 2600–1900 BCE
archaeologicalEvidence Harappan pottery
beads
ceramic remains
fortification walls
mud-brick structures
stone tools
archaeologicalStatus excavated in part
associatedWith Harappan long-distance trade
Indus maritime trade
trade routes to Mesopotamia
trade routes to the Persian Gulf
chronology Mature Harappan period
civilization Indus Valley Civilization
linked to: Indus Valley
country Pakistan
culture Harappan culture
currentCondition ruined site
discoveredBy Aurel Stein
distanceFromCoreRegion far western periphery of Indus civilization
function coastal outpost
trade outpost
hasFeature citadel-like area
defensive structures
habitation area
interpretation likely controlled coastal trade routes
likely served as a port or harbor settlement
locatedIn Balochistan
southwestern Pakistan
western Indus cultural sphere
material mud brick
stone
nameLanguage Balochi
nearbyFeature Arabian Sea
Makran coast
partOf Indus Valley Civilization urban network
linked to: Indus Valley
region Makran
linked to: Makran coast
researcher Aurel Stein
significance one of the westernmost Indus Valley Civilization settlements
timePeriod Bronze Age

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Indus Valley containsSite Sutkagen Dor
Indus script foundAtSite Sutkagen Dor