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Question
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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

Solution

By looking at the figure we can see that

1. Body is laid in the pit facing right side but i am unsure whether the pit is lined with bricks or without it.

2. We can see that there are certain artefacts along with the death one. Mostly potteries of varied shapes.

3. In the figure I cannot see any artefacts on the body. As it has been found out that Harappans rarely buried precious materials along with the death ones. 

4. By looking at the skeleton and the way it is buried it is hard to identify the sex of it.