Editing Mehrgarh (section)

==== Togau phase ====
At the beginning of Mehrgarh III, Togau ceramics appeared at the site. Togau ware was first defined by [[Beatrice de Cardi]] in 1948. Togau is a large mound in the Chhappar Valley of [[Sarawan]], 12 kilometers northwest of [[Kalat, Pakistan|Kalat]] in Balochistan. This type of pottery is found widely in Balochistan and eastern Afghanistan, at sites such as [[Mundigak]], [[Sheri Khan Tarakai]], and [[Periano Ghundai]]. According to Possehl it is attested at 84 sites up to date.{{when|date=February 2023}} [[Anjira]] is a contemporary ancient site near Togau.<ref>Mukhtar Ahmed, [https://books.google.com/books?id=HbvTBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA392 ''Ancient Pakistan - An Archaeological History.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325173618/https://books.google.ca/books?id=HbvTBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA392 |date=25 March 2022 }} Volume II: A Prelude to Civilization. 2014 {{ISBN|1495941302}} p392</ref>

Togau ceramics are decorated with geometric designs and were already being made with a [[potter's wheel]].

Mehrgarh Period III, during the second half of the 4th millennium BCE, is characterized by important new developments. There is a big increase in the number of settlements in the Quetta Valley, the Surab Region, the Kachhi Plain and elsewhere in the area. Kili Ghul Mohammad (II−III) pottery is similar to Togau Ware.<ref>Ute Franke (2015), [https://ancient-herat.de/uploads/attachments/ckvfk2p0c01nbnhcpcq8n2xba-07a-central-baluchistan-4-mill.pdf Central Baluchistan in the 4th Millennium BCE.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709171451/https://ancient-herat.de/uploads/attachments/ckvfk2p0c01nbnhcpcq8n2xba-07a-central-baluchistan-4-mill.pdf |date=9 July 2022 }} ancient-herat.de</ref>