Question

Describe Cunningham views about Harappan civilization?

Answer 1

Answer:

Cunningham Confusion in Harrappan civilization.

1) he had interest in early historic period (6th century BC to 4th century BC). So he could not realize how old the Harrappan artifacts were.

2) he unsuccessfully tried to place artifacts and seals from harrappa within the time-frame with which he was familiar.This was because he like other historians thought that Indian history began with the first cities in the Ganga vallay

3) he used the accounts of Buddhist pilgrims who visited India between 4th century and 7th centuries CE to locate early settlements.

Owning to his specific focus, it is not surprising that he missed significance of Harrappa.