Kot Diji phase coiled basket impression
Careful excavation resulted in the finding and preservation of this Kot Diji phase coiled basketry impression.
Ancient Indus Valley civilization basketry related materials.
Block removal of basket impression
Sediment around the basketry impression was cut away by graduate student Brad Chase, leaving it on a pedestal so it could be removed in a block.
Basket impression and ceramic vessels
In preparing the basketry impression for removal, large numbers of broken Kot Diji phase ceramic vessels were uncovered, all discarded together into the street along with the basket.
Plaster jacketing basket impression
The pedestaled basketry impression was covered with plastic and a plaster jacket applied to hold the column together when the sediment was cut loose.