Bhir Mound
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Bhir Mound is an ancient urban settlement at Taxila in present-day Pakistan, notable as one of the earliest and most important archaeological sites revealing the region’s early historic city planning and material culture.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient urban settlement
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archaeological site ⓘ historic city ⓘ |
| abandonmentDate | circa 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Sirkap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirsukh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 33.75°N 72.83°E ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationDate | circa 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | John Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | stratigraphic excavation ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1913 ⓘ |
| floruit |
Achaemenid period
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early Mauryan period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStrata |
Achaemenid horizon
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Mauryan horizon ⓘ pre-Mauryan horizon ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
mud brick
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stone rubble ⓘ timber elements ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domestic courtyards
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drainage channels ⓘ irregular housing blocks ⓘ narrow streets ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beads and terracotta objects
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early coinage finds ⓘ early historic city planning ⓘ irregular street layout ⓘ material culture of early Taxila ⓘ pottery assemblages ⓘ stone and mud-brick houses ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taxila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Islamabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rawalpindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Dharmarajika stupa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirkap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taxila archaeological complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taxila ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
evidence for Achaemenid influence in northwestern South Asia
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evidence for early monetary economy in Taxila ⓘ key site for understanding early urbanism in Gandhara ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Historic South Asia
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Iron Age South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanLayoutType | unplanned organic growth ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteOf | Taxila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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