Investigating ancient Pushkalavati

Excavations at Balar Hisar — Charsadda, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan

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2006 season

For over a century, the monumental mound known as the Bala Hisar of Charsadda has been regarded as the pre-eminent archaeological site in the Peshawar Valley, and it is potentially one of the most important archaeological sites in all of South Asia.

The Bala Hisar from the south-east in 2006 (Petrie, 2006)