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February 28, 2021
Increased focus on the development of villages around old heritage sites can go a long way in promoting tourism in the far-flung areas of Pakistan
Sri Jhari Sahib Gurdwara in Village Tergay, Kasur district. Photo courtesy Amardeep Singh
Re-occupation is an interesting phenomenon for archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and readers of history. Cities and villages are established by locals, settlers or authority, but in some cases, the rebuilding of cities becomes necessary because of natural catastrophe, war or scarcity of basic natural resources. Each re-occupation of a city with new inhabitants is like a new layer added to it. Preserved specimens from a city signify the number of times a new city was developed on the older one with new inhabitants and a new style of construction.