About 200 objects dating back to the first century AD have been found during excavations near Pakistan`s ancient site of Taxila. Taxila shows
the different stages in the
development of a city on the Indus that was influenced by Persia, Greece and
Central Asia and which,
from the 5th century B.C. to the 2nd century A.D., was an
important Buddhist center of
learning. It lies 30 km northwest of
Rawalpindi. Dawn reported that a team of Taxila Institute of Asian Civilization (TIAC) found
the 200 objects during excavations
at an ancient Buddhist Stupa and monastery near Taxila.
The objects are mostly stamped pottery parts of terracotta, iron
pieces and lamp. The institute`s director
Mohammad Ashraf Khan
noted that the site had the potential of holding ancient treasures. He said the first
excavation at the site was carried out in 1916-17 by Sir
John Marshall, the second in 2005 and then in 2006. Khan said
the history of Taxila should be rewritten
in light of the fresh discoveries.
IANS
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