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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/NO-NB_BLDSA_GM2b3n.jpg/330px-NO-NB_BLDSA_GM2b3n.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/NO-NB_BLDSA_GM2b3n.jpg/440px-NO-NB_BLDSA_GM2b3n.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5310" data-file-height="3204" /></a><figcaption>The site of Miri Qalat with the Islamic fortress.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Sassui Punnhu Fort</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sindhi_language" title="Sindhi language">Sindhi</a>: <span lang="sd" dir="rtl">: سسئي پنهون قلعو</span>), (<a href="/wiki/Urdu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdu language">Urdu</a>: <span lang="ur" dir="rtl">: سسی پنوں قلعہ</span>), also known as <b>Miri Kalat</b>, is a historical site and tourist spot near <a href="/wiki/Turbat" title="Turbat">Turbat</a> City in <a href="/wiki/Turbat_Tehsil" title="Turbat Tehsil">Turbat Tehsil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kech_District" title="Kech District">Kech District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a>, Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ancient archaeological site is located near the fort in which ancient graves are sited. In the graves, the skeletons of humans are openly laid into graves. The fort is now on the verge of disappearance.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <b>miri qalat</b> archaeological site has been dated back to the 3rd millennium BC. The name itself can be translated to "Prince's Fortress," with the term <a href="/wiki/Mir_(title)" title="Mir (title)">"<i>Mir"</i></a> stemming from Arabic ancestry, meaning "prince," and the word <a href="/wiki/Qalat_(fortress)" title="Qalat (fortress)">"<i>Qalat</i>"</a> stemming from the Arabic and Persian word for "fortress." Situated in the larger region of Kech-Makran in the southwestern part of the Pakistani province of <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>, Miri Qalat is often regarded as "the most important archaeological site of the <a href="/wiki/Kech_District" title="Kech District">Kech Valley</a>," although it represents only a small part of the entire region.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Excavations of the site of Miri Qalat took place during the late 20th century, initially revealing signs of settlement which consisted of mud-brick and stone structures. Through various dating methods, archaeologists dated the site to the beginnings of the <a href="/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation" title="Indus Valley Civilisation">Indus Valley Civilization</a> (2500-1900 BCE), placing it in the second half of the 3rd millennium BC.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Led by archaeologist Roland Besenval, the excavation was aimed at understanding the site's strata along with its paleo-economical and paleo-environmental context.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These findings are crucial for understanding the <a href="/wiki/Chalcolithic" title="Chalcolithic">Chalcolithic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a> periods in <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>, and provide insight on the region's first urban civilization.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The archaeological trench excavation not only led to a greater historical understanding of local tradition and its connection to <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iranian</a> culture, but also shed light on trade interactions within the region and with the <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> Peninsula. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sassi_Punnu_Fort&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kech_District.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Kech_District.png/220px-Kech_District.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Kech_District.png/330px-Kech_District.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Kech_District.png/440px-Kech_District.png 2x" data-file-width="699" data-file-height="639" /></a><figcaption>Map of Balochistan with the Kech region highlighted in a brighter red color.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Sassui Punnhu fort (fortress town of Miri Qalat) is located at longitude 63°0' E and latitude 26°2'N, approximately 6 km northwest of the present day town of <a href="/wiki/Turbat" title="Turbat">Turbat</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makran</a> region of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>'s southwestern most province of <a href="/wiki/Balochistan,_Pakistan" title="Balochistan, Pakistan">Balochistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is on the bank of the <a href="/wiki/Kech_River" title="Kech River">Kech River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography,_climate,_topography"><span id="Geography.2C_climate.2C_topography"></span>Geography, climate, topography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sassi_Punnu_Fort&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography, climate, topography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Topographically, the region comprises a series of low-lying yet rugged mountain ranges that are situated in an east-west direction, which geographically isolate a series of alluvial valleys.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As in the past, even today, this geographical barrier is responsible for limiting human access and settlement within these valleys, despite the presence of fertile and arable soils and plentiful access to water sources.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Kech_District" title="Kech District">Kech Valley</a>, one of these isolated regions, is a narrow, grove-like area where both summer and winter crops are grown and thrive, using the Balochi irrigating technique known as <i>karez</i><sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although geographically rather isolated, it is important to note that historically the <a href="/wiki/Kech_District" title="Kech District">Kech Valley</a> has been home to human civilization. This is evidenced by the structural presence of the fortress town of Miri Qalat and the discovery of various man-made objects within this archaeological site. </p><p>The climate of the area, serves as an agricultural challenge as it is difficult to maintain crops in this hot and harsh valley climate surrounded by mountains.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moreover, the climate of <a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makran</a> is particularly hot and arid. The average annual rainfall of this region, which is reflective of that of southern and western <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> as a whole - the country's most dry regions, is roughly 150 mm, making it one of the driest regions in Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Miri Qalat, the average yearly rainfall ranges from 100–130 mm, with a majority occurring during winter and spring, from December to April. As compared to the rest of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, the summer monsoon of July and August is less pronounced and thus adequate irrigation is absolutely necessary for the viability of agricultural products.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, rainfall within the region is quite sporadic with long periods of drought followed by heavy rains in addition to thunderstorms, with the majority of the whole year's rainfall occurring within the span of a few days.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Overall, the climate is also quite arid and hot, with winters averaging around 68 °F and summers averaging around 95 °F. Thus, vegetation is quite limited due to the rigidity of the climate and the harsh conditions of mountainous ridges.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Excavation_of_the_site">Excavation of the site</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sassi_Punnu_Fort&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Excavation of the site"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The archaeological site of Miri Qalat, located in the kech Valley in the <a href="/wiki/Kech_District" title="Kech District">Kech Valley</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kech_District" title="Kech District">Kech</a>-<a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makran</a> district district of <a href="/wiki/Balochistan" title="Balochistan">Balochistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, has been a significant focus of excavation and analysis.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially discovered and explored in 1927 by Hungarian-British archaeologist <a href="/wiki/Aurel_Stein" title="Aurel Stein">Aurel Stein</a>, the site of Miri Qalat saw a series of excavations between the span of 7 years from 1990 to 1997, led by the French Archaeological Mission. This project was led by the French Archaeologist Roland Besenval, director and founder of Makran's French Archaeological mission from 1986 - 2012,.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The excavation and research was all in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan's Department of Archaeology and Museums. While preliminary exploration was conducted by Stein, Besenval and his team later laid down eleven trenches during the seventh season of excavations in order to gather stratified data and identify the specific cultural phases from history present at the site of Miri Qalat.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During this archaeological mission, 228 site excavations, extensive surveys, and explorations were carried out throughout the entire region.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Surface potsherds played a crucial role in dating the excavation sites, providing valuable insights into the region's history despite the challenges posted by the rigidity of the region's climate and topography.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Miri Qalat quickly emerged as the most important of these archaeological sites for historical understanding in this region.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An extensive project was carried out in order to better understand its strata, along with its paleo-economical and paleo-environmental context.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dating of the surface potsherds found at the site indicated occupation during the <a href="/wiki/Protohistory" title="Protohistory">protohistoric</a> period, particularly in the Dasht plain, dating back to the 3rd millennium BC (2800 - 2500 BC).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Excavations at Miri Qalat were significant due to the signs of settlement found at the site. The decision to excavate Miri Qalat was based on its long occupation sequence, as evidenced by the surface materials found at the site. Although it has not yet been entirely excavated, five field-campaigns were conducted on six main trenches (I-IV, VII-X).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These excavations, along with the discovery of the above mentioned potsherds among other artifacts, provided the first chrono-cultural sequence and dating for the region of <a href="/wiki/Kech_Makran" class="mw-redirect" title="Kech Makran">Kech-Makran</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Excavation_findings">Excavation findings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sassi_Punnu_Fort&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Excavation findings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tools,_stone_and_copper,_5000-4000_BC,_AM_Varna,_Varm02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Tools%2C_stone_and_copper%2C_5000-4000_BC%2C_AM_Varna%2C_Varm02.jpg/220px-Tools%2C_stone_and_copper%2C_5000-4000_BC%2C_AM_Varna%2C_Varm02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Tools%2C_stone_and_copper%2C_5000-4000_BC%2C_AM_Varna%2C_Varm02.jpg/330px-Tools%2C_stone_and_copper%2C_5000-4000_BC%2C_AM_Varna%2C_Varm02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Tools%2C_stone_and_copper%2C_5000-4000_BC%2C_AM_Varna%2C_Varm02.jpg/440px-Tools%2C_stone_and_copper%2C_5000-4000_BC%2C_AM_Varna%2C_Varm02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3363" data-file-height="2224" /></a><figcaption>Chalcolithic period artifacts, specifically stone and copper tools.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Turbat_in_Bhag.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Turbat_in_Bhag.jpg/220px-Turbat_in_Bhag.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Turbat_in_Bhag.jpg/330px-Turbat_in_Bhag.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Turbat_in_Bhag.jpg/440px-Turbat_in_Bhag.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Ruins of the town of Turbat.</figcaption></figure> <p>Besenval's decision to excavate the site of Miri Qalat was a rather remarkable one, as it provided crucial data in establishing a chrono-cultural sequence for the region of <a href="/wiki/Kech_Makran" class="mw-redirect" title="Kech Makran">Kech-Makran</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Situated approximately 6 km north-west of the present-day city of <a href="/wiki/Turbat" title="Turbat">Turbat, Balochistan</a>, Miri Qalat is topped with an Islamic fortress and is located in the close proximity to the right bank of the <a href="/wiki/Kech_River" title="Kech River">Kech River</a>, making it an important site of agricultural promise and civilization. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Historicals_remnants_and_Potsherds_at_Dharapalem_Cave_near_Adavivaram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Historicals_remnants_and_Potsherds_at_Dharapalem_Cave_near_Adavivaram.jpg/215px-Historicals_remnants_and_Potsherds_at_Dharapalem_Cave_near_Adavivaram.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Historicals_remnants_and_Potsherds_at_Dharapalem_Cave_near_Adavivaram.jpg/323px-Historicals_remnants_and_Potsherds_at_Dharapalem_Cave_near_Adavivaram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Historicals_remnants_and_Potsherds_at_Dharapalem_Cave_near_Adavivaram.jpg/430px-Historicals_remnants_and_Potsherds_at_Dharapalem_Cave_near_Adavivaram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="479" /></a><figcaption>Example of Potsherds, these were found in Dharapalem Cave near Adavivaram.</figcaption></figure> <p>Of the five field-campaigns conducted to excavate Miri Qalat, the oldest settlement found was dated to the 5th millennium BC.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Findings from this settlement evidenced occupation from the <a href="/wiki/Chalcolithic" title="Chalcolithic">Chalcolithic Period</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Early_Bronze_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Early Bronze Age">Early Bronze Age</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation" title="Indus Valley Civilisation">Indus Valley Civilization.</a> However, there was a gap in occupation during the 2nd millennium BC. after which the site was reoccupied from the first centuries BC to AD, continuing into the late Islamic period. </p><p>Some of the noticeable findings from the excavations include: </p> <ul><li>Architectural remains from Trench IV.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalcolithic" title="Chalcolithic">Chalcolithic period</a> (Period IIa) grave from Trench IX.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Funerary material such as pottery and stone vessel dating to the end of 4th millennium or beginning of 3rd millennium BC (period IIIa).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Indus Civilization artifacts, including ivory comb, steatite stamp seal, and painted pottery dating to 2500-2300 BC (Period IV).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Based on the dating of these artifacts, Miri Qalat was found to have played a major role in the <a href="/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation" title="Indus Valley Civilisation">Indus Valley Civilization.</a> Excavations in Trench I revealed that it was one of the westernmost sites of the civilization and played an important role in regional exchanges and trade.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As was in close proximity to <a href="/wiki/Sutkagan_Dor" title="Sutkagan Dor">Sutkagen-dor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sokhta_Koh" title="Sokhta Koh">Sotka-Koh</a>, two major maritime trading posts in coastal <a href="/wiki/Kech_District" title="Kech District">Kech</a>-<a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makran</a>, the site was a major stakeholder in maritime trade exchanges with the region and the <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> Peninsula.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthermore, archaeo-botanical and archaeo-zoological analysis of the coast bordering Miri Qalat provided important data on the ancient environment and food economy of Kech-Makran as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_11-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dating and contextualization were aided by resources such as ethnographic observations of fishery activities from the region.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Archaeologists, including Cecile Buquet, Jean Desse, Nathalie Desse-Berset, <a href="/wiki/Aurore_Didier" title="Aurore Didier">Aurore Didier</a>, Vincent Marcon, Benjamin Mutin, and Margareta Tengberg, conducted a paleo-geographical reconstruction of the ancient terrain, land, rivers, and coastline to better understand past resource use. </p><p>One of the main structural features discovered at the archaeological site of Miri Qalat was the presence of an irrigation system known as <i>karez</i> in Balochi.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This system consists of an array of underground galleries that gather and store water from the ground at the foot of the lower lying mountains surrounding the valley.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The presence of this rather complicated and advanced irrigation system is evidence of advanced human civilization and functionality as this was likely used to tend to agricultural practices in the area. </p><p>Connections with the <a href="/wiki/Uruk" title="Uruk">Uruk</a> civilization have been discovered, such as the presence of the typical <a href="/wiki/Beveled_rim_bowl" title="Beveled rim bowl">Beveled rim bowls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Significance_of_excavation">Significance of excavation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sassi_Punnu_Fort&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Significance of excavation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Analyzing archaeological sites and excavations from the region of South Asia holds immense significance, particularly because it is one of the most neglected parts of the world in this regard. When looking at the country of Pakistan, one will note that it has some of the most poor forms of infrastructure even in urban parts of the country. Thus, countries like Pakistan and other developing nations, often lack the resources to excavate and preserve archaeological sites such as Miri Qalat. However, excavating and preserving such sites can offer immense cultural and historical insights about the region, and enrich one's understanding of civilization in South Asia. </p><p>Excavation of the site of Miri Qalat has the potential to provide immense insight into human evolution and civilization. As it is one of the oldest accounts of urban civilization in South Asia, with its ties to the <a href="/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation" title="Indus Valley Civilisation">Indus Valley Civilization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, this excavation has the potential to boost the nation's trade and economy, as the site predates even the pyramids of Egypt, representing some of the oldest and earliest human settlements in history.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legend">Legend</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sassi_Punnu_Fort&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Legend"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is locally believed that the fort was built between 6000 and 8000 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had been ruled over and possessed by uncountable kings from ancient times including Mughal, Macedonians, Arabs, Mongols, or Ghaznivids.<sup id="cite_ref-:0b_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0b-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to other accounts it is called Miri-Kalat and is related to prince Punnhu a character in the love tale <a href="/wiki/Sassui_Punhun" class="mw-redirect" title="Sassui Punhun">Sassui Punhun</a>, narrated by many poets including <a href="/wiki/Shah_Abdul_Latif_Bhitai" class="mw-redirect" title="Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai">Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sindh" title="Sindh">Sindh</a>. 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