Peshawar: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a metal workshop said to date from the 2nd Century BCE, according to a news report. The team which discovered these findings hailed from the University of Peshawar (UOP).
Professor Gul Rahim headed this excavation project in Hayatabad. He stated that this metal workshop dates back to the Indo-Greek era of 2,200 years ago. He further detailed that his team had been engaged in the excavation work on the site for over three years. Rahim added that they had also found coins at the site which dated back to the same period.
The lead archaeologist also informed that several other archaeological projects in the province were also on the cards.
They identified the site as a metal workshop because of the presence of moulds, trowels, knives, drills, and iron melting pots. Based on these findings, Rahim speculated that the shop probably produced weapons such as bows, arrows, swords, and daggers. He said that the remains of furnaces, grinder stones and other vestiges of the area are still visible.
He also remarked that this was the first discovery of an Indo-Greek workshop in the province. Students at the UOP stated that this was the first time they had been given physical access to Indo-Greek remains. Previously, they had only studied Buddhist and Mughal relics unearthed in the region during former excavations.
