Bricks, Beads And Bones

Question

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.

Solution

For self study. Try to go to National Museum in Delhi under the guidance of history teacher or any museum nearby your town.

Hint: Ten items:

(i) Seals related with Harappan Civilisation.

(ii) Beads related with Indus Valley Civilisation.

(iii) Pots

(iv) Terrakotta figurines

(v) Toys

(vi) Tools

(vii) Some stone implements and querns

(viii) Pictures or designs of drains related with Harappan culture.

(ix) Picture of bathroom or courtyard of Mohenjodaro.

(x) Figure or picture of copper mirror.

(xi) Bronze vessels.

(xii) Jar of Harappa.

(xiii) Statue of priest king.

Most of the above items are of the Harappa and they are nearly five thousands years old.

They were found at different sites/cities/ places related with Indus Valley Civilisation.

All these items are displayed to give us some knowledge about socio-economic and cultural life (atleast some related aspects) of the people of Harappa.

Some More Questions From Bricks, Beads And Bones Chapter

Would you agree that the drainage system in Harappan cities indicates town planning? Give reasons for your answer.

List the material used to make beads in the Harappan Civilisation. Describe the process by which one kind of bead was made.

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.