page_title: Nindowari
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nindowari / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Photographs of three different seals from early river valley civilizations
context_page_description: Nindowari, also known as Nindo Damb, is a Kulli archaeological site, dating back to chalcolithic period, in Kalat District of Balochistan, Pakistan. Archaeological investigation of the site suggests that the Nindowari complex was occupied by the Harappans before the Kulli civilization arrived and that the Kulli culture was related to or possibly derived from the Harappan culture.
context_section_description: Nindowari is a site of the prehistoric Kulli culture of Balochistan with links to the Harappan Civilization.
  The site, spread over an area of 124 acres and 75 feet (23 m) high, is the largest Kulli complex site discovered so far. The settlement was built on a flat schist bed with a central quadrangular platform which was surrounded by buildings on one side. Mounds of various heights were located in the area. The central mound near the platform rose to a height of 82 feet (25 m) and consisted of large stones and boulders. The summit of the mound was accessed via a staircase from the platform showing this mound was considered a monument. Another mound, called Kulliki-an Damb (Mound of Potteries), was located 590 feet (180 m) south of the main mound. The site offers evidence that Kulli culture might be strongly associated with the Harappan Civilization if not directly derived from it. Artifacts excavated from the site show that the two cultures had close interaction.
  The site was probably abandoned due to a major uplift which resulted in cutting off of the water source from the Kud River.
caption: Nal ware and terracotta figurines with drawings of bulls (similar to the seals above) showed that  Nindowari was once occupied by the Harappans
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