The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c13.1

c13.1

Rather more than 300 miles west of Karachi and 25 miles from the shore of the Arabian Sea, the site known as Sutkagēn-dor occupies two small sandstone ridges and a tiny intervening plateau. Remains of substantial fortifications join and outline the ridges, forming an oblong enclosure about 170 yds. from north to south and 125 yds. from east to west. The defensive wall is built of large roughly squared stone slabs set in clay, and appears to be not less than 30 ft. wide at the base, though the outer face slopes inward at the steep angle of about 40 degrees. Near the western end of the southern side is an entrance 8 ft. wide, flanked apparently by massive rectangular towers. Towards the north a lighter wall extends the main fortification for about 40 yds., presumably as part of a former annexe. A few exploratory trenches cut by Sir Aurel Stein¹ revealed 8 or 9 ft. of debris in the interior of the enclosure but no recognizable structure.