For #HeritageHighlight we focus on the #landscape where we find the site of Pirak. It is located in #Baluchistan where mountain ranges stretch from the coastal plains all the way to the Hindu Kush in the north and enclose arid highlands and narrow river valleys.
Excavations by Pakistani, French, and German teams revealed a number of sites including Pirak, Nausharo, and the famous site of Mehrgarh.
From evidence of camel use to bi-chrome pottery, the archaeology reveals an interesting dynamic.

For our #HeritageHighlight today, we are focusing on the Dhamekha Stupa at Sarnath. Sarnath is an archaeologically important site, with Mauryan and Gupta era structures. However, it is also a significant site for Buddhists, where the Dhamekha stupa was built by emperor Ashoka to mark the place of Buddha's first sermon. The stupa is cylindrical and impressively towers over the town from a height of 43.6m! It was also recorded by the Chinese Buddhist scholar Xuanzang on his travels.