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Eight new ancient sites discovered in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Updated on: 05 November,2025 08:49 AM IST  |  Peshawar
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The discoveries were made by Italian archaeologists in collaboration with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Archaeology. Among the findings, remains of a small temple estimated to be around 1200 years old have been unearthed in Barikot, Swat

Eight new ancient sites discovered in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Ruins of Hindu temples located in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. FILE PIC/GETTY IMAGES

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Eight new ancient sites have been discovered across Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, stretching from Swat to Taxila, during the ongoing excavation and exploration work in the region.

The discoveries were made by Italian archaeologists in collaboration with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Archaeology. Among the findings, remains of a small temple estimated to be around 1200 years old have been unearthed in Barikot, Swat.


Through the project which began on June 1, over 50 archaeological sites have been discovered across KP so far. These findings span from the Stone Age through the periods of Alexander the Great, Buddhism, the Hindu Shahi dynasty, the Greek era, and the early Islamic period, illustrating the remarkable continuity of human civilisation in the region.



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