19th and 20th Centuries Heritage and Archaeology of District Tor Ghar, Hazara Division, Pakistan

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Tor Ghar is a remote and mountainous area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan that has received very little archaeological attention due to issues of access and security. However, as part of a recently launched project ‘British Period Archaeology and Heritage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan’ fieldwork has been conducted in order to record and explore archaeological sites and heritage of the last several hundred years. We know from historical accounts that the Yousafzais, who are the main tribe in Tor Ghar, objected to the British on religious and political grounds and a series of British expeditions attempted to engage with and subdue them. This region offers the chance to explore archaeology and heritage from the 19th and 20th c when there were direct connections with the British, while remaining well outside direct British rule.  

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SHA 2023 General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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