Pirak

Pirak is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilization located in Balochistan [1]. It is 20 km south of Sibi east of the Nari River [1]. The site of Pirak was first reported by Robert Raikes in 1963 [1]. It was excavated, between 1968 and 1974, before the well known sites of Mehrgarh or Nausharo by the French archaeological mission team led by Jean Marie Casal [1]. According to the excavator, this site was occupied from c.1800 BCE to 800 BCE [1]. The site has some very early ironwork and iron artefacts [1]. The excavator records three phases of unbroken occupation in Safi pirak [1]. The earliest indubitable evidence of domestic horse comes from Safi Pirak, during period I (c.1700 BC) [1].