Kot Diji

The excavation at Kot Diji during 1954-55 by F. A. Khan revealed convincing evidence of the early or formative stage of the Indus civilisation in the cultural assemblage called Kot Dijian [1]. Kot Diji is the type site, i.e. the first excavated site of this type of culture, for the Kot Diji Culture which belongs to the Early Harappan Phase of the Indus Valley Civilisation, c.3300-2800 BCE [1]. The site covers 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres) [1]. The earliest occupation of this site is termed 'Kot Dijian', which is pre-Harappan, or early formative Harappan [1]. The houses and fortifications were made from unbaked mud-bricks [1].