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The mound of Gaji Shah also known as Mari Khar measures 162 m north-south and 132 m east-west and the total area of the occupation on the mound is 21384 sq.m, it is about 6.7 meters high from the surrounding plains. The site of Gaji Shah was discovered by N.G Majumdar in (1930-1931), it was later visited and excavated by Dr. Louis Flam intermittently from 1975 onwards. The Sindh archaeological project of Dr. Flam was initiated in 1985-1987, 1997-98 and 2001. Majumdar had named the site Gaji Shah, because of its being near the mausoleum of a well-known saint Pir Gaji Shah in the east, at a distance of about 1.5 kms. The artifactual evidence uncovered by Majumdar and Dr. Flam in their excavations and in the recent survey in March 2017 by CDC team, clearly portray it to be Early and Mature Indus site with the presence of Amrian, Mature Indus, Kulli, Nal and Mehi cultural evidence. Nevertheless, it is a multi-period site and the top of the mound excavated by Flam, he reported Mughal period evidence having the presence of a wall, glazed and plain pottery, terracotta beads, glass beads, stone beads, iron objects and a copper coin. It is a protected heritage site under Federal Department of Archaeology heritage list. Accessibility: The Archaeological site of Gaji Shah is located in Taluka Johi, District Dadu, approximately 1.5 kms east of Pir Ghazi Shah Mausoleum and village.

[Source: CDC - EFT]

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