The fascinating Indus valley civilisation is the richest archaeological wealth of Pakistan, said the visiting Head of the Institute of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna, Austria, Professor Dr Karin Preisendanz.
Preisendanz , while delivering a lecture on 'Civilisation of Indus Valley' at the Punjab University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology on Wednesday, said various archaeologists have tried to relate the civilisation of Harappa and Moenjodaro to Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism but failed to establish their hypotheses because of the diversity in the remains uncovered from the ancient sites.
As the foreword of her presentation attracted the audience towards the socio-religious context of the civilisation, she asked the students to study and evaluate the rich archaeological remains of Pakistan.
Further, the visiting scholar referred to various hypothetical connections of Harappa and Moenjodaro with Mesopotamia, Iraq and Kathiawar in Gujarat, India. As part of her presentation, the professor displayed pictures of various objects and artifacts discovered from the Indus valley ruins through a projector.
Before the lecture, Preisendanz held a meeting with the VC, PU in his office and stressed upon the need of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the PU and others Austrian universities for studies on international relations.
Meanwhile, a three-day workshop on 'Research Methodology' organised by PU's Centre for South Asian Studies (CAS) in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Islamabad concluded here on the New Campus. Professor Dr Muhammad Saleem, Professor Dr Muhammad Ehsan Malik and Professor Dr Muhammad Saleem Mazhar delivered special lectures on importance of research and its development in universities.