Pakistani Buddhist sites close to extinction

sirensongs · Mar 26th, 2007, 23:52

I like the part (below) where villagers have found artifacts, and keep them in cabinets in the primary school...plus the fact that the village elder (undoubtedly not a Buddhist) is demanding the site get govt. protection.

Islamabad, Mar.22 (ANI): Buddhist era settlements in the Dadu in Sindh are reportedly on the verge of extinction due to the Pakistan Archaeology Department's neglect.
...Village elder Moli Rakhio Buriro told Dawn that the historical site was in their custody as the archaeology department had not claimed authority on it. He said that only a few historians had visited the site and the villagers welcomed them. He demanded that the government should protect the historical site. Archaeologist Dr Hakim Ali Shah Bukhari said that Siranikot site was 900 to 1,000 years old and it was a monument of the Buddhist era.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070322/139/6dko4.html

PeakXV · Apr 1st, 2007, 03:50

Fascinating! Can't wait to explore the Sindh fully .... sans AK.

noflylist · Apr 23rd, 2007, 03:19

Hope Pakistan do not go Taliban way

Mar 26th, 2007, 23:52	#1
sirensongs Eeny meeny mango Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: All India Permit (somewhere between Delhi & Dharamsala) Posts: 1,213	Pakistani Buddhist sites close to extinction I like the part (below) where villagers have found artifacts, and keep them in cabinets in the primary school...plus the fact that the village elder (undoubtedly not a Buddhist) is demanding the site get govt. protection. Islamabad, Mar.22 (ANI): Buddhist era settlements in the Dadu in Sindh are reportedly on the verge of extinction due to the Pakistan Archaeology Department's neglect. ...Village elder Moli Rakhio Buriro told Dawn that the historical site was in their custody as the archaeology department had not claimed authority on it. He said that only a few historians had visited the site and the villagers welcomed them. He demanded that the government should protect the historical site. Archaeologist Dr Hakim Ali Shah Bukhari said that Siranikot site was 900 to 1,000 years old and it was a monument of the Buddhist era. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070322/139/6dko4.html __________________ *"Why do people go to India to find themselves? India is where you go to lose* yourself."** Feringhee: The India Diaries

Apr 1st, 2007, 03:50	#2
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,029	Fascinating! Can't wait to explore the Sindh fully .... sans AK. __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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