Third century Buddhist stupa discovered near Taxila

A team from the the Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations (TIAC) has discovered a stupa dating back to the 3rd Century B C.

The stupa was discovered at the ancient Buddhist site of Badalpur near Taxila, reports the Dawn.

The stupa measuring 25x25 was discovered on the southern side of the main monastery with a centre water tank at the ancient Buddhist site. Coins, pottery and metal objects have also been excavated from the site by graduate and doctorate students of the TIAC.

The TIAC is affiliated to the Quaid-i-Azam University.