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    The document provides information about the Harappa civilization including its key sites, artifacts, and characteristics. Some of the major cities of the Harappa civilization included Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, and Lothal. Artifacts found include seals, figurines depicting religious deities, and items showing long-distance trade. The Harappa civilization had well-planned urban settlements with architectural features like granaries, baths, and an underground drainage system.

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    The document provides information about the Harappa civilization including its key sites, artifacts, and characteristics. Some of the major cities of the Harappa civilization included Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, and Lothal. Artifacts found include seals, figurines depicting religious deities, and items showing long-distance trade. The Harappa civilization had well-planned urban settlements with architectural features like granaries, baths, and an underground drainage system.

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    Sandstone male torso and other artifacts of the Indus Valley Civilization

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    Sandstone male torso

    granaries

    Workmen quarter & floor Harappa

    Lingam and yoni In 1921 by Sahni, Vatsa and


    Named as Harappa civilisation Wheeler
    Steatite male dancer after first discovery harappa
    River ravi
    Great granary
    Oldest name Indus civilisation
    Great bath by John Marshall
    Assembly hall 2500 Bc - 1750 BC (approx 750 years)
    Mahadev seal Belongs to Porto-Historic Period
    Steatite statute of priest/king - mohenjadora I.e Chalcolitic age/ Bronze Age
    bust of bearded man North- Manda on chenab J&K
    Fragment of woven cloth South-daimabad on Godavari MH
    1398 seals found- max East- Alamgir UP
    boundaries
    mesopotamian West-sutkagendor PK
    City w/o citadel Shatugai and Mundigaq are in
    lipstick chanhudaro Afganistan

    Shell and bead ornament Harappa on Ravi


    Capital cities Discovery- Banerji, Mackay,
    dockyard Basic characteristics Mohenjodaro on indus wheeler
    Rice husk
    Primarily urban
    Shell & bead ornament makers
    lothal Features and cities Ruling authority was a class of
    Double burial merchants

    Persian,iranian, bahrainean seal Commonly for figurines- Yoni-


    mother goddess-shakti
    Fox and bird painted jar
    Animal-humped bull and tree- peepul
    On ghaggar Dieties
    Male diety- mahadev -yogic
    “Ploughed field surface” posture with 4 animals elephant
    Kalibanga
    Mesopotamian seal cylindrical tiger rhino buffalo

    Toy cart wheels Origin of swastika symbol

    Water harnessing system “Indra is accused of its decline”


    by M.Wheeler
    Storm water Drainage system
    Battle of hariyumpia mentioned
    On Luni Kutch GJ in rigved
    Dholavira
    Giant wait reserviours Makers were DRAVIDIAN

    stadium Well planned grid system

    Largest harappan inscription Burnt bricks for construction


    City features
    Bronze images- chariot and Underground drainage system
    animals
    daimabad Fortified citadel Except chanhudaro
    Godavari, pravara MH
    Barley in rajastan
    Only Place where horse
    remains were found surkotada ragi in gujrat

    Rice in lethal and rangpur in GJ


    crops
    Wheat mainly

    Dates, peas, sesame, lentils, mustard

    Harappa/ Indus Valley First to produce cotton Called Sindon by greeks


    Civilization Square shaped

    Iran- shaher-i-sokta
    seals Made from steatite Imported from
    Kirthar hills Pakistan

    Pictures of animals, ships and humans Humpless bull


    Seals and pots
    Terracotta pots

    Black paint
    pots
    Patterns fish scales, circles, pipal

    Buried with the dead

    Teracootaa figurines

    Muslin to Egypt
    Cotton
    South europe, west asia

    export Beads and shell ornaments

    Ivory products

    copper

    Agri produce

    Gold- kolar KT,Afgan, persia


    trade
    Silver--south India, afghan, Persia
    import
    Amethyst - MH

    Deodar wood

    Places where seal found-


    Mesopotamian- SUSA & UR

    Animal LION

    IRON
    NOT KNOWN
    Coins- therefore barter was
    used

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