essay
Fine ware traditions at Mehrgarh
mehrgarh: field reports 1974-1985 from neolithic times to the indus civilization • Karachi, Pakistan • Published In 1995 • Pages: 662-671
By: Wright, Rita P..
Abstract
The author used a portable stereo-microscope to examine Togau and Faiz Mohammad wares from Periods II-VII at Mehrgarh revealing, among other things, the presence of craft specialists at one of the earliest known ceramic production areas in the Middle East.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2015
- Field Date
- 1983-1985
- Coverage Date
- 7500-5500 BP
- Coverage Place
- Mehrgarh, Balochistan, Pakistan
- Notes
- by Rita P. Wright
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 667)
- LCCN
- 96930790
- LCSH
- Neolithic period--Pakistan--Balochistan
- Copper age--Pakistan--Balochistan
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Pakistan--Balochistan
- Mehrgarh Site (Pakistan)
- Balochistan (Pakistan)--Antiquities