March
06
/ 2020
When vast quantities of discarded ivory fragments were unearthed at the ancient port city of Bhanbhore, they revealed what would be the largest ivory production facility found in the ancient world. Discarded Pieces of Tusk Indicate Massive Industry Archaeologists were re-excavating the 2,100-year-old port city of Bhanbhore in Pakistan ’s Sindh province when they discovered over 40 kilograms (almost 90 pounds) of discarded ivory shards from workshops dating to about 800 AD. They believed it to be evidence of the largest-ever ivory carving spot and industry in the Islamic period, and what was discovered is only what the ancient ivory artisans had dumped. The excavations were part of a joint project of the Sindh government’s Department of Culture and Antiquities
