Economy, Trade & Statecraft
Shortughai: an Indus trading outpost
c. 2200 BCEIndus CivilisationShortughai (NE Afghanistan)Indus / NW (now Pakistan/Afghanistan)
2,200 BCE
A Harappan settlement far to the north, likely tied to lapis lazuli and tin sources.
- Dated
- 2,200 BCE
- As scholars put it
- c. 2200 BCE
- Originator
- Indus Civilisation
- Source text
- Shortughai (NE Afghanistan)
- Region
- Indus / NW (now Pakistan/Afghanistan)
- Discipline
- Economy, Trade & Statecraft
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Its function is inferred from its location and finds.
Path to modern innovation
Shows the reach of Indus resource networks.
References
- 1H.-P. Francfort (1989)
Further reading
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