Amri

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Amri is an archaeological site in present-day Pakistan associated with the early phases of the Indus Valley Civilization.

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Amri canonical 2
Amri (nearby area or settlement) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
archaeologicalStatus protected site
associatedWith Early Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization
surface form: Early Harappan period
belongsToPeriod Chalcolithic
Early Bronze Age
chronologyEnd c. 2600 BCE
chronologyStart c. 3600 BCE
comparedWith Kot Diji
Mehrgarh
Nal
country Pakistan
culture Amri culture
excavatedBy Jean-Marie Casal
N. G. Majumdar
firstExcavationDate 1929
hasArchaeologicalPhase Early Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization
surface form: Early Harappan

Early Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization
surface form: Pre-Harappan
hasArtifactType beads
painted pottery
red slipped pottery
stone tools
terracotta figurines
hasBuildingMaterial mud brick
stone
hasEconomicEvidence agriculture
animal husbandry
craft production
hasFeature citadel area
fortified settlement
lower town
mud-brick architecture
hasSettlementType tell
hasTopography mound
knownFor distinctive pottery
early agricultural settlement
early urban development
laterExcavationDate 1959
locatedIn Dadu District
Sindh
locatedNear Indus River
locatedOn right bank of the Indus River
materialCultureInfluence Early Harappan sites of Sindh
partOf Indus Valley
surface form: Indus Valley Civilization
region Indus River basin
surface form: Lower Indus Basin
significance evidence for early village-to-town transition in Indus region
key site for understanding pre-urban Indus cultures
stratigraphyShows continuous occupation from pre-Harappan to Early Harappan phases

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Amri Gate namedAfter Amri
this entity surface form: Amri (nearby area or settlement)