Shahi Tump

Small tell site in western Baluchistan with a small inhumation cemetery, probably of the 3rd millennium BC. Pottery and other artifacts show connections both with Iranian sites and the Kulli culture of southern Baluchistan. Grave goods included fine gray ware bowls with swastika motifs in soft black paint; rich copper work, a shaft-hole ax, and five compartmented stamp seals. Three phases of use were recognized: two phases of occupation, followed by a phase of use as a cemetery.

Small prehistoric site in western Baluchistan, probably of the 3rd millennium bc, excavated by Aurel Stein. Three phases of use were recognized: two phases of occupation, followed by a phase of use as a cemetery. The dead were inhumed in the flexed position and provided with pottery vessels, necklaces and other jewellery and sometimes copper objects, including a copper seal. Pottery and other artefacts show connections both with Iranian sites and the Kulli culture of southern Baluchistan.