what do you mean by Harappan Civilization according to the Terracotta of cow
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Many Harappan sites have been excavated in India and Indian
subcontinent and the reports of some of these have been published. In some
reports archaeozoological evidences have been analysed. The faunal materials
collected from some of the earlier excavations have not been deliberated
scientifically resulting in the permanent loss of the scientific potential of the
biological material. However, the last three decades have witnessed a change in
the traditional approach of the archaeologists eventually emerging into multi-
disciplinary research in the field of archaeology. Now the faunal assemblages of
the Harappan period are being scientifically analysed. The excavations have
revealed a wide spectrum of animal species associated with the Harappan
Culture.
About 70 to 80 percent of the faunal assemblage of the Harappan sites
belong to domestic animals. A significant amount of animal proteins was
obtained from domestic animals such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pig.
Invariably cattle bones have been identified from all the excavated Harappan
sites and this animal protein is the most important input (Table 4.3). The second
group of important animals was the sheep and goats which have been identified
from all the Harappan sites (Table 4.3). From the faunal assemblage it is
difficult to distinguish between the bones of sheep and goats because of their close morphological similarities1 A detail description of these all domesticated
animal is given below:-
Dog (Canis familiaris):
The association between human hunter and dog would have begun at least
12,000 years ago from the cultural period of the Mesolithic era
2
. During this
period human society, world-wide, had a subsistence that was still based on
broad spectrum of hunting and the gathering of wild cereals. Settled
communities and incipient agriculture were in the beginning, however, in
western Asia, clay-lined storage pits have been excavated from Natufian sites in
Israel3
.
Domesticated dogs have been found at many Harappan sites (Table 4.3).
In early phase a few remains have been recovered but in Mature Harappan phase
dog remains have been found at almost all sites. A number of dog figurines have
also been identified from several Harappan sites (Chapter III, Pl.3.33 to 3.35)
indicating the existence of several different breeds, including a squat animal
resembling a bulldog and a rangy beast like an Afghan hound. Another type had
pointed ears, while a fourth had an upright tail. Collars are shown around the
neck of some of the figurines, reinforcing their domestic status
4
. According to
B. Prashad there were probably two distinct types of dogs domesticated by the
Indus people: (1) a type akin to the Pariah and (2) a more highly bred dog allied
to the modern mastiff. The only remains of dog from Harappa are of the grey
hound type- with an elongated snout
, mastiff from many sites including
Mohenjodaro6
, and the modern Paraih dog from Alamgirpur7
, Lothal8
and
Rojdi9
.
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Contemporary civilization of Harrappan Civilization tarracotta figurine of mother Goddess have been found here..... cow, lion and horse are not found on them.
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