Ethnoarchaeological Study of the Artifacts Discovered from Pind Kahoot Mound, District Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

Chakwal is located in Potohar Plateau of the Punjab Province. Town Bhoun of District Chakwal has historic significance as it is famous for carding archaeological sites and monuments. A rich archaeological mound of Pind Kahoot is located on the periphery of town Bhoun in District Chakwal. The site is occupied for agricultural activities. Whenever the farmers plough their fields and stones stuck the plough, they put them aside. So, the borders of the mound are over laid by stones of various sizes and debris. The mound is spanning over a vast area and its surface is covered with potsherds of different wares, textures, and sizes. The findings from the site include pottery, terracotta figurines and pipes, grinding stones, game discs, metallic jewelry, terracotta, steatite and carnelian beads, and bones. The current paper focuses on an analytical and comparative study of artifacts. It will also trace occupancy of different cultures and their relative chronological sequence. Besides, it will also elaborate the ethnoarchaeological study by establishing a link between the recovered artifacts and contemporary traditional practices in terms of materials and techniques.

Keywords:

• Pind Kahoot Mound
• Chakwal
• terracotta figurines
• grinding stones
• ethnoarchaeological study

Acknowledgements

Late Dr. Lal Khan deserves especial praise who motivated to choose the field of archaeology. I am grateful to Prof. Dr. M. Ashraf Khan, Mr. David Sarmiento Castillo, Dr. Abdul Hameed, Dr. Sadeed Arif, and Dr. Mahmood-ul-Hassan who guided about the recovered archaeological materials. I would extend our gratitude to the inhabitants living near the mound; Ms. Kainat Bibi, Mr. Masood, Mr. Khalid, Mr. Ashraf, Mr. Ishfaq and Mr. Aurangzeb who had facilitated in thorough survey of the site.

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