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{{Short description|Archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan}}
[[File:Close_view_of_Loham-Jo-Daro.jpg|thumb|alt=Close view of the Loham Jo Daro|Loham Jo Daro]]
'''Lohum Jo Daro''' ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]:لوهم جو دڙو, [[Urdu]]:لوہم جو دڑو) is most ancient archaeological site which is situated close to [[Piaro Goth railway station]] previous [[Larkana]] now [[Dadu District]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/25-Jan-2010/Archaeological-sites-will-be-handed-over-to-Sindh|title=Archaeological sites will be handed over to Sindh|date=2010-01-25|website=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> It is near to the bank of [[Indus River]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://antiquities.sindhculture.gov.pk/index.php/mound/lohamjo-daro|title=Lohamjo daro|website=antiquities.sindhculture.gov.pk|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> The site belongs to the late period of [[Indus Valley civilization]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lambrick|first=H. T.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oeItAAAAMAAJ&q=Lohum+Jo+Daro&dq=Lohum+Jo+Daro|title=Sind: A General Introduction|date=1964|publisher=Sindhi Adabi Board|language=en}}</ref> like [[Jhukar-Jo-Daro]], [[Chanhudaro]] and others.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chandra|first=Rai Govind|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sKWHSauuSRYC&q=Lohum+Jo+Daro+msjumdar&dq=Lohum+Jo+Daro+msjumdar|title=Studies of Indus Valley Terracottas|date=1973|publisher=Bharatiya Publishing House|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sindhiadabiboard.org/catalogue/history/Book80/Book_page4.html|title=Sindhi Adabi Board Online Library (Folk_Literature)|website=www.sindhiadabiboard.org|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> This site was excavated by [[N. G. Majumdar]] during the excavations in Sindh in 1930s.<ref name=":0" /> The terracotta bull figurine was discovered from lohum Jo Daro.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Terracotta+bull+figurine+lohum+Jo+Daro|title=Terracotta bull figurine lohum Jo Daro - Google Search|website=www.google.com|access-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> The findings were examined at the site proves that the flow of Indus River was closed to Lohum Jo Daro in [[Chalcolithic]] period.<ref>Book: Explorations in Sindh by [[N. G. Majumdar]] , published by Indus publication [[Karachi]], 1933,p-50</ref>
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