Terracotta Art of Protohistoric Kachi Plain

Abstract

Excavations at Pirak in the Kachi plain yielded material evidence suggesting a possible link between the end of Indus culture right upto the emergence of iron. The area is sandy and dry but the alluvial soil is extremely fertile with ample scope and possibility of irrigation. Geographically, the flat alluvial stretches of Kachi plain could be considered as an extension of the alluvial plains of Sindh into the Baluchi ranges. The results of Pirak excavations are extremely valuable for understanding and interpreting different stages of post-Harappan occupational deposits. This is so far the only example of its kind in the northern part of Kachi plain . . .