Question

Which evidence suggest that Harappan practice navigation on the coast of the Arabian Sea?

Answer 1

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Bengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclaimed discoverer of monsoon winds, according to a study by the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa.

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Answer 2

The history of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), also known as Harappan Civilization. They practised navigation on the coast of the Arabian Sea.

Explanation:

• Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro and Lothal archeological evidence that maritime trade existed among the civilizations of Mesopotamia & Indus Valley. "Indus Valley civilization men have certainly sailed through the Arab Sea
• The Harappan seal that was recovered from excavation indicates a mast & sail boat while the Mohenjo-Daro seal & a terracotta amulet show a ship with cabins & birds. Clay model boats were found from excavations at Lothal.
• The Indus civilization in the valley used monsoon wind as well as currents for navigation &maritime trade in the  2500 BC already. The Indus Valley Civilization and its archeological discoveries and texts from the Vedic and Sangam times suggest that both earlier and later times of the Indus Valey civilization Indian mariners who traded in and around the Indian Ocean (Arabian sea) had knowledge about the monsoon winds and currents and about their use in the navigation & maritime trades.