Craft Production at Gola Dhoro Shell Bangle Workshop One of the most important craft activities pursued with great vigor at the site was the production of shell bangles from Turbinella pyrum. One of the fascinating discoveries associated with this craft was the recovery of a rectangular mud brick structure measuring approximately 5.60 x 3.20m with an adjoining chamber, … >

Craft Production at Gola Dhoro Faience Making A large number of tubular beads and a few bangles of faience were recovered from the site. The local manufacture of faience from the site comes from the recovery of large number of chunks of white rock quartz that may have been the basic source of silica powder used in the faience production. The areas associated with the … >

Craft Production at Gola Dhoro Copper Working Compared to the small size of the settlement the number of copper objects recovered is very high, which includes a copper vessel, containing eight bangles and an axe perhaps stored for recycling the precious metal, besides a variety of other copper objects. One of the important discoveries from southern half of the settlem… >

Gola Dhoro Seals Golo Dhoro being a very small site, we never expected to recover many Indus seals. To our great surprise the site has revealed five inscribed steatite seals with one horned animal - usually referred as unicorn, with a standard device engraved in front of it. The backs have prominently projecting pierced boss. Seals of this type are common in urban … >