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Field guide · Heritage
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi District · Punjab, Pakistan
Sarai Khola, Taxila
The mound near Taxila that pushed the valley's history back to 4000 BC, with Neolithic and Kot Dijian villages, part of the Taxila World Heritage Site.
Sarai Khola lies about half a kilometre west of the Kala Nala bridge on the G. T. Road, 4 km southwest of the Taxila Museum. Discovered in 1968 and excavated by the Department of Archaeology between 1968 and 1973, it revealed late Neolithic and Kot Dijian villages and pushed the known history of the Taxila valley back from the 6th century BC to about 4000 BC. Its finds include terracotta mother-goddess figurines, chert blades, beads and pottery, and a range of burial customs of its early farmers. It is part of the Taxila World Heritage Site.
Why go
- ✦Taxila's history pushed back to 4000 BC
- ✦Neolithic and Kot Dijian villages
- ✦Part of the Taxila World Heritage Site
How to Reach
About half a kilometre west of the Kala Nala bridge on the G. T. Road, 4 km southwest of the Taxila Museum.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to April.
Getting there, About half a kilometre west of the Kala Nala bridge on the G. T. Road, 4 km southwest of the Taxila Museum.
Allow, Half an hour.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Sarai Khola, Taxila, within 5 km.
