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Riwat Site 55

Coordinates: 33°30′N 73°12′E / 33.5°N 73.2°E / 33.5; 73.2
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33°30′N 73°12′E / 33.5°N 73.2°E / 33.5; 73.2

Riwat Site 55
Riwat Site 55 is located in Pakistan
Riwat Site 55
Shown within Pakistan
LocationSoan Valley, Punjab
Coordinates33°30′N 73°12′E / 33.5°N 73.2°E / 33.5; 73.2
History
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Site notes
Discovered1983
Excavation dates1984–1985
Archaeologists

Riwat Site 55 is an Upper Palaeolithic archaeological site in the Soan Valley, near the village of Rawat in Punjab, Pakistan. It is approximately 45,000 years old and shows human occupation in Pakistan about 45-68,000 years ago.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Dennell, Robin W.; Rendell, Helen M.; Halim, Mohammad; Moth, Eddie (1992). "A 45,000-Year-Old Open-Air Paleolithic Site at Riwat, Northern Pakistan". Journal of Field Archaeology. 19 (1): 17–33. doi:10.2307/530366. JSTOR 530366.