Pakistan Archive

2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Complex Unearthed In Northern Swat, Pakistan

AncientPages.com | February 20, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in the northern area of Swat in Pakistan have discovered a Buddhist monastic and educational complex believed to be between 1,900 and

Ancient Places

Prehistoric Legacy Of The Mysterious Burnt City

AncientPages.com | January 22, 2021

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Millennia ago, the Burnt City (Shahr-e Soukhteh) located in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan and bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, was the largest city

Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in Swat district of northwest Pakistan. The discovery was made during an excavation at Barikot Ghundai.

Archaeology

Temple Of Lord Vishnu Dated To Hindu Shahi Dynasty Unearthed In Pakistan

AncientPages.com | November 22, 2020

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain

Ancient Places

Mansehra Rock Edicts – Last Words Of Emperor Ashoka

AncientPages.com | May 27, 2019

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Emperor Ashoka (304 B.C -232 B.C.) is long gone but this great historical figure left behind an everlasting legacy and he is remembered

Archaeology

Bazira – Lost City Of Alexander The Great Discovered In Pakistan

AncientPages.com | May 7, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ancient Bazira, also known as the city of Alexander the Great was established after the destruction of the lower city in the third century

Ancient Places

Ranikot Fort: Gigantic Great Wall Of Pakistan Shows Greatness Of Indus Valley Civilization

AncientPages.com | March 27, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ranikot Fort also known as the Great Wall of Sindh is a historical fort near Sann, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. Even its remains show

Civilizations

Mystery Of The Hunza People: Did They Really Live To 145 Years Of Age?

AncientPages.com | July 5, 2018

David Tee - AncientPages.com - That is one of the more incredible stories to be told about the Hunza people. But are the stories true? Did some of their

Ancient Places

Mysterious Balochistan Sphinx Has An Ancient Story To Tell – But Is An Advanced Ancient Civilization Or Mother Nature Hiding Behind The Story?

AncientPages.com | February 3, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Do we see artificial structures in works created by Mother Nature simply because want to believe they are man-made? Or do we deliberately dismiss

"The Saraswati began to dry out towards the end of the third millennium BC and to all extents and purposes had ceased to flow by the early second millennium BC...'

Archaeology

Legendary Saraswati River Is Not A Legend – It Existed 4,000 Years Ago

AncientPages.com | March 18, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Saraswati River is not a legend. It really existed when great civilizations flourished in the northwestern part of India. It has been richly

Ruins in a Buddhist Monastery, Jaulian, Taxila

Ancient Places

Takshashila: Renowned Learning Center That Attracted Buddhist Masters, Disciples And Students Of The World

AncientPages.com | July 23, 2016

AncientPages.com - According to available ancient references, Takshashila, was an early Buddhist center of learning. Scholars date back this ancient university to the 5th or the 6th century

Ancient Places

The Burnt City And Its Mysterious Prehistoric Inhabitants

AncientPages.com | November 17, 2014

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Once the Burnt City, (original name: Shahr-e-Sookhteh) was the largest prehistoric city of Iran. Its inhabitants were of unknown origin. A true mystery surrounds