ðə fˈɜːst tɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌv hjˈuːmən pɹˈɛzəns ɪn bˈɑːɹɹɪkˌɑːt ɑːɹ fɹʌm kˈɑː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd bˌiːsˈiː, æz pɜː dʒɪˈoːɹdʒɪˌoʊ stˈækʌl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən fˈaɪndɪŋz, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd æz bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə swˈɑːt pˈiəɹɪəd ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ, ðiːz ɑːɹ pˈɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ɐtˈɛstᵻd sˈɪns ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd bˌiːsˈiː.
The first traces of human presence in Barikot are from ca. 1700 to 1400 BC, as per Giorgio Stacul (1987) findings, which he reported as belonging to Swat Period IV, these are pit remains attested since around 1700 BC.