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Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization
Their Walled cities had important buildings such as, the Great
Bath, Granaries and the Assembly Halls.
Also, Shell, ivory, bone and faience were used as material for
different crafts.
Here, Lothal deserves special mention as the site for
dockyard. It is situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Minor Sites are also being excavated with reference to Indus Valley
Civilization:
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(i) Study of burials is the one example. In the Harappan sites, the
deads were usually laid in pits. There were differences in the way
the burial pit was made in some instances, the hollowed-out
spaces were lined with bricks. But these may not be taken as a
social difference.
(ii) Some graves contain pottery and ornaments, have been found.
Jewellery has been found in burials of both men and women. These
findings can point out social and economic differences.
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Yes, I agree with that the drainage system in Harappan cities which
indicates the town planning can cite the following reasons in support
of my answer.
(i) Bricks, sundried or baked were of standard ratio. The length and
breadth of bricks were of four times and times and twice the height
respectively. These bricks were used at all the settlement of the
Harappan civilisation.
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5. Look at Fig. 1.30 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?
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(ii) Many graves contain pottery and ornamentals which include jar.
(iv)Yes, this indicates towards the sex of the skeleton, i.e it is the
boy of women.
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The citadel: The Citadel owes its height to the fact that buildings
were constructed on mud brick platforms. It was walled, which
meant that it was physically separated from the Lower Town. It is on
the Citadel that we find evidence of structures that were probably
used for special public purposes.It includes Warehouses and Great
bath which were the two important constructions.
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Following is the list of raw matarial required for the craft production
in the Harappan civilisation:
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Skulls, bones jaws, teeth of the dead bodies and materials kept
with these dead bodies are kept with these dead bodies are also
helpful to the archaeologists. With the help of botanist and
zoologists, archaeologists study the plants and animals bones found
at different places.
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