国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
『東洋文庫所蔵』貴重書デジタルアーカイブ

reconnaissance of remains reported on the southern side of the valley. Before
reaching Galehdār, the chief place of the valley at a distance of 5 miles from
camp, a wide torrent-bed was crossed. It issues from the mouth of a valley down
which leads an alternate route from the coast, diverging at Kul-i-kargh, and said
also to show traces of old road-making. Galehdār proved to be a large village,
holding within its decayed walls probably more than 300 homesteads. But many
of the houses were deserted, owing to languishing trade and the prevailing con-
ditions of insecurity. The latter were significantly illustrated by the number of
armed men from villages of the neighbourhood whom we met on the road. Our
own tufangchīs, probably with reason, assumed them to be on their way to join
the Qāshqai rising.

About half a mile to the east of Galehdār there rises to a height of some 33
feet a conspicuous mound, known as Tump-i-Podu. It measures about 140 yards
in diameter. It bears remains of rough stone walls on its slopes, and more of
them found on the narrow top show that it was probably occupied in later times
for defence. The potsherds picked up on the surface were of a very mixed
character. Apart from plentiful red and dark-brown unglazed pottery, there
were to be found numerous fragments of dark-blue and green ware, both plain
and with incised patterns resembling the type found at Sīrāf. But pieces of
painted prehistoric pottery like Pod. 10, 11, 13 (Pl. XXVI) were also picked up,
as well as others of a slightly ribbed burnished ware (Pod. 6; Pl. XXVI), which
may date from early historical times. Considering the occupation thus indicated
during varying periods and the size of the mound, the Tump-i-Podu did not
invite the rapid trial excavation that alone was possible in the circumstances
prevailing.

The village of Fāl, at which old remains had been reported, was reached after
a march of about 4 miles down the valley from Galehdār. The village was said
at that time to count about 150 households. But that Fāl had been once a place of
some importance was proved by the fact that an extensive area adjoining it on the
west and south was covered with low debris mounds and decayed Muhammadan
tombs. This site stretches from west to east for fully a mile. Many tombstones
(Fig. 82), covered with fine relief tracery and Kufic writing, lie about in groups
mostly upturned and broken. A ruined mosque (Fig. 84) still retains its south-
west wall faced with dressed slabs and steps leading up to the pulpit. A Kufic
inscription to the right of the mihrāb was broken. Fāl is mentioned in Muqad-
dasi's Geography¹ by its present name, but locally its traditional name was given
as Dār-uṣ-ṣafā. The remains of decorated pottery consisted mainly of glazed
green and blue ware, bearing relief or incised designs and closely resembling