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Margalla Hotel, Islamabad Jan 5-7, 2012
Sponsored by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies
with support from the US Embassy, Islamabad
In collaboration with the Department of Archaeology and Museums
Ministry of National Heritage and Integration
Government of Pakistan
Conference Theme: Pakistan lies at the intersection of important
historical and modern trade and exchange networks that link Afghanistan and
Central Asia to the Indus Valley region and beyond to Peninsular India. The
Indus valley and adjacent regions have also played an important role in maritime
trade to the regions of Gujarat, Oman and the Arabian/Persian Gulf area. This
conference would bring together leading archaeologists and museum specialists
of Pakistan with US scholars and scholars from adjacent regions to discuss
their most current research and develop
future collaborative projects. The topics will range from the Prehistoric and
Proto-Historic Indus Valley, to the Early Historic and Islamic Periods
This conference will be a chance for Pakistani,
US, and other regional scholars to share their recent discoveries and discuss
ongoing problems of dating and classification. Other aspects of
Cultural Heritage research, preservation, conservation and education will also
be discussed. In addition to inviting leading scholars from throughout Pakistan,
we also plan to invite a five leading scholars from both India and Afghanistan
and may have selected scholars from other regions such as Kuwait and Oman.
Students from universities throughout Pakistan will be able to attend the
conference and see the importance of cultural heritage. Most important will
be the fact that the conference will be held in Islamabad and that members
of the various ministries can attend to find out what the most important issues
are. The conference will result in a significant edited volume that will be
printed in Pakistan in order to make it available to the local schools and
universities. In this way the results of the conference will be disseminated
widely within the country as well as internationally.
For more information contact the Conference Organizers:
Dr. J. Mark Kenoyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, AIPS Trustee, jkenoyer@wisc.edu and
Dr. Fazl Dad Kakar, Director General, Department of Archaeology and Museums,
Pakistan