Eight new ancient sites discovered across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

In a significant breakthrough, eight new ancient sites have been discovered across Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, stretching from Swat to Taxil,a 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 1,200 years old have been unearthed in Barikot, Swat, providing rare evidence of the region’s continuous cultural and civilisational heritage.

Dr Luca, Director of the Italian Archaeological Mission, said that the remains of the small temple were unearthed during excavation at Barikot (ancient Bazira).

He added that the excavation area has now been expanded toward t