The archaeology of the northern region of Pakistan is as interesting as its scenic charm. Considered to be located on one of the tributaries of the Silk Road, the region is comprised of high mountains with some of the highest peaks in the world, vast glaciers and deep valleys traversed by the mighty Indus River, which gave rise to the famous Indus Valley Civilization. Despite the difficulties of access to this region in the past and even currently, for over a hundred of years, the northern regions of Pakistan have remained a crossroad and meeting point for people from different regions of the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, China and elsewhere. This mountainous area seems to have remained not only a crossing point and a meeting place but there are indications that the area also remained a melting pot of cultures and served as a place of engagements and exchanges as suggested by archaeological discoveries in the form of rock engravings and inscriptions dating from the 2nd century BC to the 10th century AD. When exactly, why and by whom these hundred thousands of carvings have been executed, this presentation will allow us to know precisely the nature of the archaeological traces, the individuals who left these testimonies and the duration of this act. In addition, the context, role and impact of these archaeological documents on the history of the region will be discussed.