Field of Archaeology in Balochistan and its Importance on the Baloch History
Keywords:
civilizations, passage, Mehrgarh, KhorasanAbstract
The land of Balochistan has been a frame of civilizations throughout the history. In the ancient times, the invading nations used this area as a passage through India and other parts of east and west. Balochistan has the oldest civilization like Mehrgarh, which is called to be the mother of civilizations of the Indo-Pak and the Iranian region. It is said, that the civilization of Mehrgarh gave birth the first human civilization throughout the world. Balochistan has more than 350 archaeological sites, a few has been discovered and the remaining sites are still awaiting. This paper illustrates the different archaeological sites of Balochistan and their prehistoric records.
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