Indus Valley

  • Mehrgarh: The Cradle Before the Cities

    Mehrgarh: The Cradle Before the Cities

    An Unlikely Discovery on the Kachi Plain In 1974, a French archaeological team led by Jean-François Jarrige and Catherine Jarrige began excavating a site at the foot of the Bolan Pass in Balochistan, Pakistan. They could scarcely have known they were uncovering one of the most important prehistoric sites in South Asia. The Mehrgarh…