Amri
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Amri is an archaeological site in present-day Pakistan associated with the early phases of the Indus Valley Civilization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amri canonical | 2 |
| Amri (nearby area or settlement) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amri (nearby area or settlement)