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THEME Bricks, Beads and Bones ONE
1. THEME Bricks, Beads and Bones ONE The Harappan Civilisation The Harappan seal ( ) is possibly the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan or Indus valley civilisation. Made of a stone called steatite, seals like this one often contain animal motifs and signs from a script that remains undeciphered. Yet we know a great deal about the lives of the people who lived in the region from what they left behind . their houses, pots, ornaments, tools and seals in other words, from archaeological evidence. Let us see what we know about the Harappan civilisation, and how we know about it. We will explore how archaeological material is interpreted and how interpretations sometimes change. Of course, there Fig. are some aspects of the civilisation that are as yet A Harappan seal unknown and may even remain so. Terms, places, times The Indus valley civilisation is also called the Harappan culture. Archaeologists use the term culture for a group of objects, distinctive in style, that are usually found together within a specific geographical area and period of time.
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), often called the father of Indian ar chaeology , noted that the amount of brick taken from the ancient site was enough to lay bricks for “about 100 miles” of the railway line between Lahore and Multan. Thus, many of the ancient structures at the site were damaged. In contrast, Mohenjodaro was far better ...
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