Professor Ahmad Hasan Dani (Urdu: احمد حسن دانی) FRAS, SI, HI (20 June 1920 – 26 January 2009), was a Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist. He was among the foremost authorities on Central Asian and South Asian archaeology and history.[1] He introduced archaeology as a discipline in higher education in Pakistan and Bangladesh.[2] Throughout his career, Dani held various academic positions and international fellowships, apart from conducting archaeological excavations and research. He is particularly known for archaeological work on pre-Indus Civilization and Gandhara sites in Northern Pakistan. He was also the recipient of various civil awards in Pakistan and abroad. As a prolific linguist, he was able to speak 35 local and international languages and dialects.[3]

《喀喇昆仑公路沿线人类文明遗迹》内容简介：喀喇昆仑（Karakorum），意为“黑色的山”，是从帕米尔山结延伸出来的众多山脉之一。喀喇昆仑公路穿越喜马拉雅山脉和喀喇昆仑山脉，将巴基斯坦和中国连接在一起。它开辟了一条通往偏僻山区的道路，那里沉淀着人类数千年的文化。