Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Taxila

Location

Punjab

Country

Pakistan

Year of Research

1980

Culture

From the prehistoric Neolithic tumulus of Saraikala to the ramparts of Sirkap (2nd century B.C.) and the city of Sirsukh (1st century A.D.),
Taxila demonstrates the different stages in the development of a city on the Indus that was alternately influenced by Persia, Greece and Central Asia and which, from the 5th century B.C. to the 2nd century A.D., was an significant Buddhist centre of learning.