Archaeological Investigation of Kurri Mound Islamabad

Abstract

Pakistan has been a cradle of civilizations through the ages, it possesses one of the earliest cultural remains. In ancient times several foreign and indigenous dynasties ruled here and leave their remains, which is a major key for archaeologists and historians to know about the past culture. Most of the cities of Pakistan are littered with archaeological sites and Islamabad is one of them. Kurri Sharh is situated in Islamabad and some part of this ancient city is included in the vicinity of Rawalpindi. This ancient city has significant value during the Mughal Empire. Emperor Jhangir also mentioned this place in his autobiography, Tuzk-i- Jhangiri. Several ancient monuments are still available in this historical area but now are deteriorating day by day. Different scholars conducted research work at this city but no one do the systematic work on the Kurri mound which I choose for my thesis. During the survey, the researcher collected the various pieces of pottery and conducted an archaeological investigation on pottery to date this site.