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Asota Megalithic Circle

Khyber PakhtunkhwaMegalithProtected
A site, having 34 standing megaliths but presently only 14 are standing, each measuring 3m in height, associated with Mesolithic period.
Asota Megalithic Circle — inventory photographAsota Megalithic Circle — inventory photograph

Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.

Record ID
4515
Province / territory
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District
Swabi
Typology
Archaeological Site
Subtype
Megalith
Period
Pre Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
34.23833, 72.33750 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Khan, Saleh Muhammad et.al. (2015). Archaeological Survey of District Swabi (Campaign 2005-06). Frontier Archaeology, Vol V.

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