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Bricks, Beads And Bones
“The extraordinary uniformity of Harappan artefacts has been remarked on frequently”. Comment on it in about 100 words.
It cannot be denied that evidence of uniformity could be seen when it comes to Harappan artefacts. This is evident in pottery, distinguished by its red background with designs painted in black, seals, weights and bricks. Some of these artefacts, such as bricks, were obviously not manufactured in any single centre; neverthe less, the idea of uniform ratio for brick-making was prevalent throughout the region.
Thus these evidence of uniformity in the artefacts has lead scholars to speculate that Harappan civilization was a single state because such uniformity could only be achieved if it was so otherwise it is hard to imagine how such a large civilization produced such uniform artefacts.
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Look at following fig. and describe what you see. How is the body placed? What are the objects placed near it? Are there any artefacts on the body? Do these indicate the sex of the skeleton?
Fig. A Harappan Burial
Describe some of the distinctive features of Mohenjodaro.
List the raw materials required for craft production in the Harappan Civilisation and discuss how these might have been obtained.
Discuss how archaeologists reconstruct the past.
Discuss the functions that may have been performed by rulers in Harappan society.
On given map, use a pencil to circle sites where evidence of agriculture has been recovered. Mark an X against sites where there is evidence of craft production and R against sites where raw materials were found.
Find out if there are any museums in your town. Visit one of them and write a report on any ten items, describing how old they are, where they were found and why you think they are on display.
Collect illustrations of ten things made of stone, metal and clay produced and used at present. Compare these with the pictures of the Harappan civilisation in this chapter, and discuss the similarities and differences that you find.
Mention the two sections of the Harappan settlements and give one main feature of each.
Mention two features of Harappan cities.
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