Name a settlement of Harappan culture? How almost exclusively devoted to craft production ,?Name any five craft work of that place
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Answer:The Indus valley civilisation is also called the Harappan culture.
Archaeologists use the term "culture" for a group of objects, distinctive in style, that are usually found together within a specific geographical area and period of time.
In the case of the Harappan culture, these distinctive objects include seals, beads, weights, stone blades and even baked bricks.
These objects were found from areas as far apart as Afghanistan, Jammu, Baluchistan (Pakistan) and Gujarat.
Named after Harappa, the first site where this unique culture was discovered, the civilisation is dated between c. 2600 and 1900 BCE. There were earlier and later cultures, often called Early Harappan and Late Harappan, in the same area.
Although the Harappans practised agriculture, animals were kept on a large scale.
The humped bulls were favoured by the Harappans.
Evidence of the horse comes from a superficial level of Mohenjo-daro and from a doubtful terracotta figurine from Lothal.
The remains of the horse are reported from Surkotada.
In any case the Harappan culture was not horse centred.
The Harappan people in Gujarat produced rice and domesticated elephants.
Animal bones found at Harappan sites include those of cattle, sheep, goat, buffalo and pig. Studies done by archaeo-zoologists or zooarchaeologists indicate that these animals were domesticated. Bones of wild species such as boar, deer and gharial are also found.
The Harappan culture belongs to the Bronze Age.
The Harappans were very well acquainted with the manufacture and use of Bronze.
These two metals were not easily available to the Harappans.
Copper was obtained from the khetri copper mines of Rajasthan.
Tin was possibly brought with difficulty from Afghanistan
A piece of woven cotton has been recovered from mohenjo-daro.
Textile impressions have been found on several objects.
Huge brick structure suggest that brick- laying was an important craft.
They also attest the existence of a class of masons.
The Harappans also practised boat-making.
Seal-making and terracotta manufacture were also important crafts.
The goldsmiths made jewellery of silver, gold and precious stones.
The Harappans were also experts in bead-making.
The potter's wheel was in full use, and the Harappans produced their own characteristic pottery, which was made glossy and shining.
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