Obituary

In the memory of Prof. Farid Khan: His Early Career and Contributions to Archaeology, with Special Reference to the Bannu Archaeological Project

Abstract

Prof. Farid Khan was the senior-most archaeologist trained by stalwarts like Dr. F. A Khan and Dr. A.H Dani, and himself had a brilliant career both as professor of Archaeology and Director of Peshawar Museum. He died on 28th June 2020 at Peshawar. He was born in 1934 at Bazar Ahmad Khan in the historical city of Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He got his bachelor’s degree from Islamia College Peshawar in 1957 and Masters’ degree in History from the University of Peshawar in 1959. Later he was registered as scholar in Archaeology and appointed lecturer in 1961 at the historic Islamia College.  In 1962 he was posted to the Department of Archaeology, University of Peshawar. He participated in a number of exploratory and excavation expeditions in various parts of Pakistan and also continued to develop his knowledge of archaeological theory and practice through studies at universities in Europe.  He obtained B.A (Hons.) in Archaeology in 1967 and M.A. in Archaeology 1996 from the University of Cambridge, U.K., and in 1981 he was awarded an M.Sc. (with Distinction) in Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology by the Free University of Brussels in Belgium.