Of the many rock and mineral varieties found at Indus Civilization sites, archaeologists have by far expended the most time and effort in the study of artifacts made of metals, in particular copper. >
The principal research objective of this study was to locate the geologic sources of the rock and mineral resources acquired by the ancient residents of Harappa. >
All the books many detailed Appendices and definitions, including a discussion of "Provenance," by the author: "I have always understood the former term to mean a thing’s place of origin or source and the latter term to mean a thing’s history going back to and including it’s origin or source." >
