Sanghao Cave is a Paleolithic[1] site, located on the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistan that was excavated by Ahmad Hasan Dani.
 Sanghao Cave Stone cutters | |
  location in Pakistan | |
| Location | near Peshawar |
|---|---|
| Region | Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. |
| Coordinates | 34°3′23″N 71°32′44″E / 34.05639°N 71.54556°E |
Site
editThe cave is located near Peshawar in the Mardan District of northern Pakistan at an altitude of 600 m (2,000 ft). The cave is often referred as Parkho-darra.
Discovery
editEvidence of human activity in the Middle Palaeolithic has been reported from Sanghao Cave.[2] The cave was excavated by Ahmad Hasan Dani in 1963. Chipped stone, bones, were found during the excavation.[3] Other items included scrapers, quartz tools, blades, flakes, etc.[4][5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Upinder Singh (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson education. p. 76. ISBN 9788131711200.
- ^ Ahmad Hasan Dani; Vadim Mikhaĭlovich Masson (1999). History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 1. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 79. ISBN 9788120814073.
- ^ "Some Comments on the Mammalian Fauna of Sanghao Cave, a Middle Stone Age Site in Northern Pakistan", by M. Salim, [1]
- ^ A. H. Dani (1993). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The Dawn of Civilization : Earliest Times to 700 B.C. UNESCO. p. 487.
- ^ Kumkum Roy (2009). Historical Dictionary of Ancient India. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 282. ISBN 9780810853669.
- ^ Marta Camps; Parth Chauhan. Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions: Methods, Theories, and Interpretations. p. 131. ISBN 9780387764870.
Further reading
edit- Sigfried J. de Laet, Ahmad Hasan Dani, José Luis Lorenzo, Unesco, R. B. Nunoo (1994). History of Humanity: Prehistory and the beginnings of civilization. Taylor & Francis. p. 163. ISBN 9780415093057.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bridget Allchin (29 July 1982). The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan. Cambridge University. p. 53. ISBN 9780521285506.
- Brian M. Fagan; Charlotte Beck (2012). The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. Oxford. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-507618-9.
- Ian Shaw; Robert Jameson (2008). A Dictionary of Archaeology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 507. ISBN 9780470751961.