Abstract
The innumerable ancient remains-stupas, monasteries, viharas, forts, castles, rock
inscriptions, painted shelters and stelae are scattered in the plains and the hilly slopes all
over the valley. The archaeological materials from these sites bear testimony of its
cultural relations with the East and West. Several hundred archaeological sites spanning
5000 years of history speak about this.This paper wills also focuses on the phenomenon of
Taliban movement emerged in the Swat valley since 2006. The author will try to
underscore Taliban insurgency in Swat and its impacts on the Buddhist legacy (rock
relief’s, engraving, painted shelters, inscriptions, stupas& monasteries) of the Swat
valley. It will highlight the Buddhist period treasury and the cultural wealth of area and
would expose the damage caused by the militants. The basic theme of this paper is to
appraise the efforts made by militants for destruction of past glory of the Swat valley.
BADSHAH SARDAR. (2016) Rock Art in the Swat Valley of Pakistan: Documentation and its Present State of Preservation, Pakistan Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 1 .
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