Sanghao Cave Explained

Sanghao Cave
Map Type:	Pakistan
Map Alt:	Sanghao Cave
Map Size:	240
Relief:	yes
Coordinates:	34.0564°N 71.5456°W
Location:	near Peshawar
Region:	Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Sanghao Cave is a Paleolithic^[1] site, located on the Pothohar Plateau of Pakistan that was excavated by Ahmad Hasan Dani.

Site

The cave is located near Peshawar in the Mardan District of northern Pakistan at an altitude of 600m (2,000feet). The cave is often referred as Parkho-darra.

Discovery

Evidence of human activity in the Middle Palaeolithic has been reported from Sanghao Cave.^[2] The cave was excavated by Ahmad Hasan Dani in 1963. Chipped stone, bones, were found during the excavation.^[3] Other items included scrapers, quartz tools, blades, flakes, etc.^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• Bhimbetka rock shelters
• Lithic analysis

Further reading

• Book: History of Humanity: Prehistory and the beginnings of civilization. Taylor & Francis. 163. Sigfried J. de Laet, Ahmad Hasan Dani, José Luis Lorenzo, Unesco, R. B. Nunoo. 1994 . 9780415093057 .
• Book: The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan. 53. Bridget Allchin. 29 July 1982 . Cambridge University. 9780521285506 .
• Book: The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. 52. Brian M. Fagan . Charlotte Beck . 2012 . Oxford. 978-0-19-507618-9 .
• Book: A Dictionary of Archaeology. 507. Ian Shaw . Robert Jameson . 2008. John Wiley & Sons. 9780470751961 .

Notes and References

1. Book: A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. 76. Upinder Singh. 2008 . Pearson education. 9788131711200 .
2. Book: History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume 1. Ahmad Hasan Dani . Vadim Mikhaĭlovich Masson . 1999 . 79. Motilal Banarsidass. 9788120814073.
3. "Some Comments on the Mammalian Fauna of Sanghao Cave, a Middle Stone Age Site in Northern Pakistan", by M. Salim, https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/29756770?uid=3738256&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21103394207843
4. Book: History of Civilizations of Central Asia: The Dawn of Civilization : Earliest Times to 700 B.C.. 487. UNESCO. A. H. Dani. 1993.
5. Book: Historical Dictionary of Ancient India. 282. Kumkum Roy. 2009 . Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810853669 .
6. Book: Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions: Methods, Theories, and Interpretations. Marta Camps . Parth Chauhan . 131. 9780387764870.