Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Shelter
Province: Islamabad
District: Islamabad
Period: Pre Historic
Relative Chronology: 2 million years BP. - 18,000 BCE
Description: The rock shelter, measuring 80mx50mx10m in length, width and height respectively. It is situated in sector G-13 and about 100m on the left side of Srinagar highway, entering Islamabad. It is flat terraced space of exposed lime stone boulder with a slight over hang. It faces the south overlooking the plains of Islamabad. Similar rock shelters in the Soan valley have been already reported by the team of the Institute of Anthropology, USA in 1964.
Latitude: 33.648316279
Longitude: 72.974481660
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Pre-Historic Rock Shelters and Caves in Capital Territory Islamabad and District Rawalpindi
Published In: Journal of Asian Civilizations, Vol. 33, No. 1, July 2010
Year of Publication: 2010
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Muhammad Ashraf et.al
