Lahore Fort Archaeological Excavation Report: The Hammam of the Akbari Quadrangle

Abstract This report presents the archaeological excavations carried out in the fort of Lahore, Pakistan, just a few months before the COVID -19 pandemic lockdown. The Lahore Fort archaeological field-training programme was organised by Aga Khan University, the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan, the Walled City of Lahore Authority, and the Department of Pakistani Antiquities. The main structure excavated was a Mughal hammam built at the location of the first Mughal palace when the emperor Akbar rebuilt the old fort of the city (r. 1556–1605). Our excavations indicated that this hammam was built in the second part of the 16th century and that it can be attributed to Akbar.