Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Malakand
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 7th - early 11th Century CE
Description: The archaeological buildings are scattered on 6 different spurs of the hill mostly in ruined conditions. Matkanai-1 site contains different structures including 12 rooms and 2 watch towers. Matkanai-2 contains three rooms and one watch tower. Matkanai-3 contains houses one room and one watch tower apart from some scattered structures. The structures of Makanai-4 have been demolished, while Matkanai-5 also contains demolished structures with a watch tower still visible. Matkanai-6 contains 20 rooms, 2 watch tower and 6 bastions.
Latitude: 34.616277778
Longitude: 71.853888889
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Exploring the Settlement Archaeology of the Hindu Shahi Dynasty (c. 822 CE to c. 1026 CE) in North-Western Pakistan
Published In: Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Leicester
Year of Publication: 2017
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ijaz
