33°30′N 73°12′E / 33.5°N 73.2°E
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| Location | Soan Valley, Punjab |
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| Coordinates | 33°30′N 73°12′E / 33.5°N 73.2°E |
| History | |
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| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 1983 |
| Excavation dates | 1984–1985 |
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Riwat Site 55 is an Upper Palaeolithic archaeological site in the Soan Valley, near the village of Rawat in Punjab, Pakistan. It is approximately 45,000 years old and shows human occupation in Pakistan about 45-68,000 years ago.[1]
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editReferences
edit- ^ Dennell, Robin W.; Rendell, Helen M.; Halim, Mohammad; Moth, Eddie (1992). "A 45,000-Year-Old Open-Air Paleolithic Site at Riwat, Northern Pakistan". Journal of Field Archaeology. 19 (1): 17–33. doi:10.2307/530366. JSTOR 530366.
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