[Buddha-l] Pakistan dam called off--Buddhist petroglyphs saved for now.

[JKirkpatrick]

Bhasha Dam in Pakistan called off-----Buddhist petroglyphs saved
for now.
The petroglyph inscriptions date from the Epipaleolithic period
(15,000 to 10,000 BC) to the pre-Islamic "golden era" of Buddhism
(occuring most likely before 6th century AD). (I am skeptical of
the dating here.)  JK

Caption for the photo found here:  http://tinyurl.com/359f8b9 
 
In areas across northern Pakistan there are thousands of rock
engravings that date back more than 10,000 years.
Countless rock carvings and inscriptions can be found through
gorges and mountain passes in the Diamer District of Northern
Pakistan. These petroglyphs, or rock engravings, date as early to
the Epipaleolithic period and chronicle up their way in time to
the rise of Buddhism, making them a timeline of sorts for the
region.