Preliminary survey of Elanai-kamar, a ‘Neolithic’ site in Swat valley

This paper presents the preliminary finds of a surface survey conducted during the summer of 2022 at Elanai-kamar, a Late Neolithic – Early Bronze site in the Swat Valley (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). The survey results seem to suggest two cultural horizons identified through ceramic comparisons: a Late Neolithic (2000–1800 BC) and an early Bronze Age (1700–1400 BC). These could shed light on the transition between the two horizons, about which little is known for the Swat region. But above all, to give insights on the persistence of Neolithic features at mountainous sites on the periphery of the urban development of the Indus Basin.