Riwat Site 55

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33°30′N73°12′E / 33.5°N 73.2°E / 33.5; 73.2

Riwat Site 55
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Location Soan Valley, Punjab
Coordinates 33°30′N73°12′E / 33.5°N 73.2°E / 33.5; 73.2
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Discovered1983
Excavation dates1984–1985
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Riwat Site 55 is an Upper Palaeolithic archaeological site in the Soan Valley, near the village of Rawat in Punjab, Pakistan. It is approximately 45,000 years old and shows human occupation in Pakistan about 45-68,000 years ago. [1]

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References

  1. Dennell, Robin W.; Rendell, Helen M.; Halim, Mohammad; Moth, Eddie (1992). "A 45,000-Year-Old Open-Air Paleolithic Site at Riwat, Northern Pakistan". Journal of Field Archaeology. 19 (1): 17–33. doi:10.2307/530366. JSTOR   530366.