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Indus Civilization
Indus Civilization
Archaeological Findings
6 Grainaries
Workmen’s quarter, Working floors, Cementary
Lingam: Stone symbols of male sex organ
Clay figures of Mother Goddess
Sandstone statue of Malre Torso
Wheat & Barley in wooden mortar
Copper made Scale and Mirror
Dice
Vanity Box
Situated at : Indus
Region : Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Excavators : R.D Banerjee 1922, Mackay 1927,
Wheeler 1930
Archaeological Findings
Great Granary
Great Bath (the largest building of civilization), Assembly Hall, Shell Strips
Pashupati Mahadev (Prototype seal)
Bronze woman dancer
Statuette of Priest
Human Skeletons
Woven cotton
Brick Killen
Mesopotamian cylindrical seal,1398 seals
Clay figures of Mother Goddess
Situated at : Indus
Region : Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan
Excavators : Mackay 1927, N.G Mazumdar 1931
Archaeological Findings
Inkpot
City without citadel
Lipstick
Metal worker, Shell ornament makers & bead makers
Imprint of dog paw on brick
Terracota bullock cart
Bronze toy
Situated at : Ghaggar
Region : Fatehabad, Haryana
Excavators : RS Bist 1973
Archaeological Findings
Lack of grid system town planning
4 Clay statue of Mother goddess
Situated at : Ghaggar
Region : Hanumangarh, Rajasthan
Excavators : Amalanand Ghosh, 1951 ,
B.V Lal & B.K Thapar, 1961
Archaeological Findings
Ploughed field surface (pre-Harappa)
7 Fire altars
Decorated bricks
Archaeological Findings
Water harvesting system
4 Drainage system
A large well & bath tub
Only site to be divide into 3 parts
Inscription used for civic purposes
Stadium
Situated at : Bhogava
Region : Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Excavators : J. P Joshi 1967-68
Archaeological Findings
• Port city- Dockyard
• Rice husk
4 • Metal worker, Shell ornament makers & bead
makers
• Fire Altars
• Terracota horse, Ship
• Double of burial – both male & female
• Dying Vat
• Persian & Baharainean sealw
• Painted Jar
• Rice Cultivation
Situated at : Not on the river bank
Region : Rapar Taluka, Kutch, Gujarat
Excavators : J. P Joshi 1967-68
Archaeological Findings
The Port City
4 Bones of horse
Oval Grave
Pot burials
Common Iron grid or
chess board
Features of pattern town
planning
cities
Fortified citadel
Fortified citadel