9000 year old mirror factory found in Pakistan

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   Wow I had no idea mirror FACTORIES were so common 10,000 years ago. I wonder how the technology travelled between Italy and Pakistan way back then. 

Site older than Moenjodaro found in Sukkur

By Waseem Shamsi

SUKKUR, Jan 22: An archaeological site, about 5,500 years old, has been
found in Lakhian Jo Daro near Goth Nihal Khoso in the district of
Sukkur.

The find is said to be of the era of Kot Diji.

A team of 22 archaeologists headed by the chairman of Shah Abdul Latif
University’s archaeology department and Lakhian Jo Daro project
director Ghulam Mustafa Shar found some semi-precious and precious
stones and utensils made of clay, copper and other metals during
excavation on Thursday. The remains are said to be older than those of
Moenjodaro.

Mr Shar told Dawn that remains of a ‘faience’ mirror factory had been
found at the project’s second block. It was believed to be of the era
of mirror factories of Italy which dates back to some 9,000 years.

He said a painting had also been found and discovery of more such items
could establish the site as 9,000 years old, like the remains found at
Mehar Garh in Balochistan and Jericho in Palestine.

“At present, we can say that it is older than Moenjodaro,” he said. Mr
Shar said that archaeology professors and students from Punjab
University, Peshawar University and Islamabad would join the team in a
couple of days.

He said the work on the second block would continue for a month and more items could be found.

Sukkur District Nazim Syed Nasir Hussain visited the site on Thursday
and asked the project director to prepare proposals for a museum.

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