Thana

Gandhara-grave cemetery about a mile south-west of Thana village near Chakdara in lower Swat, trial-excavated by the University of Peshawar.

Kind

archaeological site

Date

1200–550 BCE

Place

Thana (34.6300, 72.0650)

Excavations (2)

• Excavations by F. A. Durrani, Farid Khan and Abdur Rahman
• University of Peshawar excavation of the Thana cemetery

Finds (1)

• Thana: Gadhaiya coins

Literature (1)

• Ancient Pakistan 3 (1967): Timargarha and Gandhara Grave Culture

Nearby (12)

• Bargir Banda Site
• Nalo Dheri
• Charat 2
• Charat 3
• Gunyar Gumbatoona-I
• Gunyar Gumbatuna-II
• Banda Tangai-I
• Banda Tangai-II
• Charat 1
• Stupa of Top dara (Haibatgram, Thana)
• Alladand Dherai
• China Kandaro-I

Hoards (1)

• Thana: Gadhaiya coins

Reported in

• Ancient Pakistan 3 (1967): Timargarha and Gandhara Grave Culture