THEME Bricks, Beads and Bones ONE - NCERT

1 Bricks, Beads and BonesThe Harappan CivilisationTHEMEONEThe Harappan seal ( ) is possibly the mostdistinctive artefact of the Harappan or Indus valleycivilisation. Made of a stone called steatite, sealslike this one often contain animal motifs and signsfrom a script that remains undeciphered. Yet weknow a great deal about the lives of the people wholived in the region from what they left behind their houses, pots, ornaments, tools and seals inother words, from archaeological evidence. Let ussee what we know about the Harappan civilisation,and how we know about it. We will explore howarchaeological material is interpreted and howinterpretations sometimes change. Of course, thereare some aspects of the civilisation that are as yetunknown and may even remain , places, timesThe indus valley civilisation is also called the Harappan use the term culture for a group of objects,distinctive in style, that are usually found together within a specificgeographical area and period of time.

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. In the case of the Harappan culture, these distinctive objects include seals, beads, weights, stone

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