Saidu Sharif
Pakistan
Operator: IsIAO
Established: 1956
Premises: Italian Archaeological Mission Headquarters

Head: Pierfrancesco Callieri

Italian Archaeological Mission Headquarters
31/32 College Colony
Saidu Sharif
Swat, Pakistan

Saidu Sharif

Over the last 50 years the IsIAO headquarters in Saidu Sharif have been offering the best solution for carrying out high quality research. The library contains more than 3.000 catalogued books (concerning mainly Pakistan archaeology, fine arts and ethnography). It is regularly updated and could be considered the most complete archaeological library in the Province.

Principal activities

  • organisation and conduction of fieldworks (archaeological excavations and surveys)
  • indoor activities including study, restoration, GIS mapping and data processing