Recent Discovery of Buddhist Sites in the Swāt Valley

Abstract

The author discovered twenty-eight new sites not previously recorded, except that at Mulāmai near Madyan, during a short exploration of two weeks in January 1995. It confirms that there are numerous Buddhist sites on the right bank of the Swāt River needing a thorough survey and proper documentation. This is a task demanding sufficient resources as well as time in this difficult mountain terrain. For these reasons, the author is only able to offer a rudimentary description of these sites. They are, however, the latest contribution to the site gazetteer of the Swāt Valley and are a clear indication of the archaeological riches still to be discovered in this region.