History of Pakistan
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The history of Pakistan preceding the country's independence in 1947 is shared with that of Afghanistan, India, and Iran. Spanning the western expanse of the Indian subcontinent and the eastern border
The Pashupati seal
The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro
Excavated ruins of the Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro in Sindh
Mehrgarh
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Mehrgarh is a Neolithic archaeological site situated on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan in Pakistan. It is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River and between the modern-day Pakist
History of Pakistan
…region was inhabited early by modern humans. The 9,000-year history of village life in South Asia traces back to the Neolithic (7000–4300 BCE) site of Mehrgarh in Pakistan, and the 5,000-year history of urban life in South Asia to the various sites of the Indus Valley Civilization, including Mohenjo Daro and…
Ruins of houses at Mehrgarh, Balochistan
Site location of Mehrgarh
Seated Mother Goddess, 3000–2500 BCE. Mehrgarh
Mehrgarh painted pottery, 3000–2500 BCE