Archaeology

Officials in Pakistan say that ancient statues, worth millions of dollars, have been seized as they were being smuggled abroad. (February 12, 2002)

Articles stating that archaeological sites are poorly maintained as the Department of Archaeology under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs due to a funding crisis and manpower shortage. (April 6, 2004)

A hand-made painting on stucco plaster, dating between 3rd and 5th century AD, has been recovered from the ruins of a monastery, locally called Jinna Wali Dehri, about 18 km from here near Khanpur. (April 6, 2004)

From Daily Times, Dr Saifur Rehman Dar, an archaeologist and former director of the Lahore Museum gave a presentation on the process he and his team went through in unearthing a city at Hazara.

From outlookindia, excavators have stumbled into the remains of a bustling ancient urban settlement in Anantnag District with tiled pavements "stamped in colourful human and animal motifs" and incriptions in the now defunct Karoshti script. (June 19, 2005)

From the University of Bradford published News and Views, a report on excavations by Robin Coningham, Taj Ali, Mukhtar Ali Durrani, and Ihsan Ali have cast new light on this enigmatic site.

After the construction of the Karakorum Highway, thousands of petroglyphs were discovered. Includes: an introduction, publications, bibliography, images, and links.

From Dawn, the federal archaeology department claims to have discovered rock-art sites near the Siachen Glacier, between the villages of Domsum and Gulshan-i-Kabin on the left bank of Saltoro river in the Lower Sheyole valley. (September 15, 2004)

1983 article by Volker Thewalt and presented at South Asian Archaeology 1983.

From PakTribune, main group of old temples, called Satghara, is located on a higher flat land west of the once-sacred pool of natural springs whereas all along the northern and eastern sides, but across the modem metal led road, there is a series of two groups of minor temples, shrines and rock-cut chilla-ghah of Sadhus. (March 11, 2004)