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Sharda Cup Marks II

Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Azad Jammu and Kashmir
District: Neelum
Period: Pre Historic
Relative Chronology: 4th millennium BCE
Description: The site is located on the left bank of Madhumati stream, and against Sharda Temple. The cup marks on boulder are fourteen in number and executed in four rows; two on each side, and ten of them are depicted in two rows between them; and looking like a cross sign. The boulder is situated near the Megalith grave, in the ancient graveyard of village Sharda. The site is tentatively dated from 4th-2nd Millennium BCE.
Latitude: 34.792764547
Longitude: 74.193369358
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Threat to the Cultural Heritage of Pakistan Survey and Documentation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
Published In: Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2020
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ashraf, Ghani-ur-Rahman
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