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Mehrgarh Farming Settlement

May 2 , 2025 17 hrs 0 min 63 0

Recently, the radiocarbon dating using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) has adjusted the timeline of the farming settlement in Mehrgarh from 8000 BCE to 5200 BCE.
Mehrgarh, a Neolithic site, is situated at the entrance of the Bolan Pass in Balochistan, Pakistan.
It lies near the Bolan Pass, west of the Indus River, between Quetta, Kalat, and Sibi.
The site also reveals the presence of an early farming village with evidence of domesticated wheat, barley, and cattle.
It is the earliest known location where cotton was utilized in the Old World.
The site was discovered in 1974 by the team led by archaeologists Jean-François Jarrige and Catherine Jarrige.