Lohum Jo Daro

Lohum Jo Daro (Sindhi:لوهم جو دڙو, Urdu:لوہم جو دڑو) is most ancient archaeological site which is situated close to Piaro Goth railway station previous Larkana now Dadu District, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It is near to the bank of Indus River.[2] The site belongs to the late period of Indus Valley civilization[3] like Jhukar-Jo-Daro, Chanhudaro and others.[4][5] This site was excavated by N. G. Majumdar during the excavations in Sindh in 1930s.[2] The terracotta bull figurine was discovered from lohum Jo Daro.[6] The findings were examined at the site proves that the flow of Indus River was closed to Lohum Jo Daro in Chalcolithic period.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Archaeological sites will be handed over to Sindh". The Nation. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. 1 2 "Lohamjo daro". antiquities.sindhculture.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  3. ↑ Lambrick, H. T. (1964). Sind: A General Introduction. Sindhi Adabi Board.
  4. ↑ Chandra, Rai Govind (1973). Studies of Indus Valley Terracottas. Bharatiya Publishing House.
  5. ↑ "Sindhi Adabi Board Online Library (Folk_Literature)". www.sindhiadabiboard.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Terracotta bull figurine lohum Jo Daro - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  7. ↑ Book: Explorations in Sindh by N. G. Majumdar , published by Indus publication Karachi, 1933,p-50


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