KARACHI, March 10: German archaeologist Dr Ute Franke-Vogt delivered a lecture on excavations carried out in 2001, 2002 and 2004 at Sohr Damb/Nal in Balochistan at Geothe Institut on Wednesday evening.

Her lecture on the first large-scale excavation in Central Balochistan was titled “Unveiling Balochistan’s ancient past.”

Dr Vogt said the excavations at Sohr Damb were re-opened in 2001 and continued in 2002 and 2004. “Most fortunately, and for the first time in the region, a rich and well-stratified cultural assemblage from secure archaeological contexts is being brought to light on a large scale. It allows for detailed typographical and technological studies, investigations into architecture, arts, technology, environment and settlement patterns that will lead to a more precise definition of those cultural entities that characterized the cultural development in Balochistan for over 2000 years,” Dr Vogt said.