‘Historical sites in twin cities need protection, preservation’
The Potohar region is one of the oldest in the world, and requires a lot of archaeological work, while cultural and archaeological sites in Rawalpindi and Islamabad need protection and preservation, Dr Ghaniur Rehman, the director of the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations (TIAC), said.
TIAC is a department of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), which offers MPhil and PhD programmes in archaeology.
The department’s museum includes several showcases that offer glimpses of the evolution of human history. While discussing fossils exhibited in one of the showcases, Dr Rehman explained that these fossils are said to be millions of years old.
Dr Rehman explained that after passing through various stages, human beings developed the Indus Valley Civilisation. He said the Stone Age had three sub-stages, and in the last stage human beings developed villages.