Quetta

A city and adjacent valley in western Pakistan with tell sites produced a chronological sequence for the region. A pre-pottery occupation with domestic animals was dated c 5000 BC and was followed by creamy handmade and basket-marked pottery, later joined by red and black painted ware in the later 3rd millennium BC. Mudbrick and stone blades were used, but copper appeared only at the very end. The most important sites are Kili Gul Mohammad, Damb Sada'at, and Kechi Beg. The Quetta sequence is particularly useful since it links prehistoric sites in Pakistan with those of Afghanistan, like Mundigak, and Iran, such as Tepe Hissar and Tepe Sialk. The name Quetta ware is given to a black on buff wheel-turned ware, which is found in Damb Sadaat II.

The name of a modem town and adjacent valley in west Pakistan. The valley contains a number of important prehistoric sites, the earliest dating to the 5th millennium bc. The most important sites are Kili Ghul Mohammed, Damb Sadaat and Kechi Beg. The Quetta sequence is particularly useful since it links prehistoric sites in Pakistan with those of Afghanistan, like Mundigak, and Iran, such as Tepe Hissar and Tepe Sialk. The name Quetta ware is given to a black on buff wheel-turned ware, which is found in Damb Sadaat II and contemporary sites.