 Huge temples, statues of Kushan rulers and the Surkh Kotal inscription, which revealed part of the chronology of early Kushan emperors (also called Great Kushans) were all found there.The Rabatak inscription which gives remarkable clues on the genealogy of the Kushan dynasty was also found in the Robatak village just outside the site.The site of Surkh Kotal, excavated between 1952 and 1966 by Prof. Schlumberger of the "Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan", is the main site excavated of the Kushan Empire.