History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c30.s3.19

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Sutakagen-Dor on the western extremity of Balucistan has been explored twice, first by Stein (1931, p. 60) and then by Dales (1962, pp. 86-92). Standing on two separate ridges of sandstone was the usual pair of township and citadel. The latter was a parallelogram of 206m x 103m. The wall was built of huge blocks of stone, was 11m wide at the base according to Stein, and had a mud brick buttress 2.50m in thickness. The gates were flanked by massive towers. The place was situated on the estuary of the river Dasht and perhaps was intended to serve as a well protected entre’ port.