Ancient Kashmir Civilization

As if the Kashmir region of India and Pakistan hasn’t been in the news enough over the past few year, we now get news of the discovery of a “urban” civlization:

In a statement, the department said that the remains of the civilisation were scattered over several kanals of land of this plateau. A portion of the land was given a trial dig and at depth of five feet, the first layer of the ancient settlement, probably of the Buddhist period, consisting of a tile pavement laid out in concentric circle with a full-blown lotus in the centre, was found. This pavement was laid in such a beautiful sequence that it left excavators baffled. Most amazing were the tiles which were stamped in variety of motifs, presenting effective and colorful pictures of human beings, animals, mystical creatures, flora and fauna and other abstract designs.

Once fully investigated and verified, this is some exciting news we’ll be keeping our eyes on. For now, you can read the full news item.