Lower Sindh and Lasbela in Balochistan hold relics of pre-historic periods, said noted scholar and archaeologist from Italy, Dr Prof Paolo Biagi.
He was delivering a lecture on ‘Recent research on the pre-history of lower Sindh and Lasbela’ at the Sindhi Language Authority. The lecture was jointly organised by the Sindh Education Trust, the SLA and Institute of Sindhology.
He said relics as old as 7,000 years could be found in Gadani, Lasbela and Karachi’s coastal area.
Coastal area was connected with Mehargarh with regards to old relics. Tharo Hill in Thatta district was of great historical value and importance as far as pre-history period was concerned, the scholar said and added that the triangular stones found at Tharo Hill were not only beautiful but also invaluable.
He said that he would excavate Tharo hill in January next in collaboration with the Archaeology Department of Sindh University for the discovery of new evidences regarding pre-history period.
Vice Chancellor, Sindh University, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui praised Prof Biagi for conducting this important research work for discovering new chapter of the cultural history of Sindh.
He said that the research work of the great scholar had opened new avenues for further research on the pre-history period of Sindh and exhorted the students, especially of Archaeology Department to follow into the footsteps of Prof Biagi.
Prof Aijaz Qureshi spoke on the research work of Dr Biagi and stressed the need for exhaustive research in the field of archaeology.
Chairperson Sindhi Language Authority, Dr Fehmida Hussain on behalf of the host institutions, thanked the scholar on his informative lecture and said that the authority will always cooperate and collaborate in such lectures.
The Director Sindhology, Shoukat Shoro also spoke on the occasion. A large number of writers and archaeology students attended the lectures and asked questions from Prof Biagi.
He was delivering a lecture on ‘Recent research on the pre-history of lower Sindh and Lasbela’ at the Sindhi Language Authority. The lecture was jointly organised by the Sindh Education Trust, the SLA and Institute of Sindhology.
He said relics as old as 7,000 years could be found in Gadani, Lasbela and Karachi’s coastal area.
Coastal area was connected with Mehargarh with regards to old relics. Tharo Hill in Thatta district was of great historical value and importance as far as pre-history period was concerned, the scholar said and added that the triangular stones found at Tharo Hill were not only beautiful but also invaluable.
He said that he would excavate Tharo hill in January next in collaboration with the Archaeology Department of Sindh University for the discovery of new evidences regarding pre-history period.
Vice Chancellor, Sindh University, Mazharul Haq Siddiqui praised Prof Biagi for conducting this important research work for discovering new chapter of the cultural history of Sindh.
He said that the research work of the great scholar had opened new avenues for further research on the pre-history period of Sindh and exhorted the students, especially of Archaeology Department to follow into the footsteps of Prof Biagi.
Prof Aijaz Qureshi spoke on the research work of Dr Biagi and stressed the need for exhaustive research in the field of archaeology.
Chairperson Sindhi Language Authority, Dr Fehmida Hussain on behalf of the host institutions, thanked the scholar on his informative lecture and said that the authority will always cooperate and collaborate in such lectures.
The Director Sindhology, Shoukat Shoro also spoke on the occasion. A large number of writers and archaeology students attended the lectures and asked questions from Prof Biagi.
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