Bhambore began to unfold hidden secrets.

KARACHI -- International Archaeologists revisited the ruins of the 2,100-year old port city of Bhambore in Sindh which is a prehistoric land where civilization has been thriving. After many decades the Archaeology and Antiquities department with the help of Italian Archaeological experts have reached near to know the reality of Bhambore, an ancient city of Sindh. The site, located at the mouth of Indus Delta in Thatta district,hardly 60km east of Karachi. According to archaeology experts, the history of Bhambore dates back to Scytho-Parthian era before Muslims. Some historians call it Debal, where Arab General Muhammad Bin Qasim arrived to defeat local ruler Raja Dahir in seventh century. New excavations carried out at Bhambore

have revealed that it was the biggest producer of ivory in the ancient world. Italian archaeologist, Simon Mantelin said a total of 6,675 ivory pieces have been discovered at Bhambore, An immense number of historical artefacts have been unearthed, including articles made of ivory, coins, copper, bronze, glass, iron, wood, shells, fired bricks and mud bricks. 'We have found huge artefacts and will determine their period too', he added He said that itshowsthat once thick forests existed in the Bhambore region because ivory grows on the mouth of elephants and their natural habitat is in jungles. He said though a large number of ivory pieces was unearthed in Iraq too, but this discovery at Bhambore was the biggest...