Said Qala Tepe

Said Qala Tepe is an archaeological site near Kandahar in Afghanistan [1]. The tell is about 8 meters high and 200 by 200 meters in area [1]. It has produced particularly strong evidence for the prehistoric period, showing an intensive settlement of the site in the fourth and third millennium BC, attributed to the Helmand culture [1]. Limited excavations were carried out at the site in the 1970s by Jim G. Shaffer [1]. During the excavation, six layers were observed [1]. One of the layers was a cemetery that dates to the Kushan–Sassanid period [1]. Four prehistoric occupations were identified at Said Qala [1]. Layers of Said Qala Tepe I-IV mostly correspond to the ceramics of the Mundigak III-IV layers, which are from 2400 to 3500 BC [1].