Terracotta Female Figurines from Protohistoric Swat

Abstract

In the frontier region of Pakistan a large number of sites were unearthed in Swat, Dir, Chitral and Peshawar Valley showing a new socio-economic and cultural stages marked by diversity, distinct from the Harappans. Extensive field work done during the last four decades in Swat by the Archaeologists from Pakistan and Europe have resulted into the discovery of protohistoric remains with evidence of various types of burials besides pottery and other funerary items of copper, bronze, shell, terracotta and stone. The protohistoric culture is represented in the last three periods in the sequence of Swat valley, distinguished by hand-made and wheel-thrown grey ware with a variety of shades and decorative techniques. Importantly, the diversity in grey ware reflects distinct chronological differences. . .