Sutkagan Dor
archaeological site of Indus Valley Civilization
Sutkagan Dor (or Sutkagen Dor) is the westernmost known archaeological site of the Indus Valley civilisation. It is located about 480 km west of Karachi on the Makran coast near Gwadar, close to the Iranian border, in Pakistan's Balochistan Province. The site is within the Union Council of Suntsar and is near the western bank of the Dasht River and its confluence with a smaller stream, known as the Gajo Kaur. It was a smaller settlement with substantial stone walls and gateways.
Discovery
Sutkagan Dor was discovered in 1876 by Major Edward Mockler, who conducted small-scale excavation. Mockler was the Assistant Political Agent for the Makran Coast who also studied the Balochi language.
In year 1928, Aurel Stein visited the area as part of his Gedrosia tour, and carried out further digs. In October 1960, Sutkagan Dor was more extensively excavated by George F. Dales as part of his Makran Survey, uncovering structures made from stone and mud bricks without straw.
Architecture
This site measures approximately 4.5 hectares (300 m × 150 m). Along with the typical "citadel" and "lower town", there is a massive fortification wall of semi-dressed stones.
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