Layers of Indo-Greek city discovered in Bazira, Swat
By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Archaeologists in their fresh excavations here at Bazira, Barikot, have discovered large layers of the Indo-Greek city with weapons and coins as well as important pottery forms imported from Greek Bactria and from the Mediterranean area in second century BCE. Dr Luca Maria Olivieri, head of the Italian Archeological Mission in Pakistan, told this scribe that during their recent excavation in April-June his team unearthed some very important discoveries in Bazira, Swat. The team was formed by Italian and Pakistani archaeologists, including Elisa Iori of Bologna University, Cristiano Moscatelli of Naples University and Amanullah Afridi...
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