Definition: The archaeological site of Chanhu Daro is a Jhukar culture site located in Sind province of modern day Pakistan. Occupied between about 4000-1700 BC, Chanhu Daro is part of the Late Urban Harappan or Indus Valley civilizations. Chanhu Daro is about 130 kilometers south of Mohenjodaro, and is thought to have been a center for the manufacture of carnelian beads. It was excavated in the mid-1930s by the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar.
Alternate Spellings: Chanhudaro
