Daya Ram Sahni

Late Brick Wall and Granary

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Note that Trench Bf was subsumed by Trench B over subsequent seasons. "The operations were then shifted to the mound marked A—B in General Cunningham's plan, on the east side of which some trial diggings had been carried out in the year 1920-21...In

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Trench B Excavations Showing Overlapping Walls

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The section above the wall shows the remains of a deep pit left by the brick robbers. Often when the digging got too deep, they just abandoned the removal of bricks and left the lowest levels of the wall intact.

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Terracotta Feet

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"Base of a terracotta image containing feet of a deity with an uncertain, figure between them (B 54)." - Daya Ram Sahni, Annual Progress Report of the Archaeological Survey [of India], Hindu and Buddhist Monuments, Northern Circle for the Year Ending

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Terracotta Dog, Ram and Bulls

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Daya Ram Sahni described these four objects as a "a terracotta dog (A 166), a ram (A 233) ; and two bulls (A 310 and C 14)" the latter of which he considered "nicely made" (p. 13, 26). The ram was found in the large earthen chati (A 233). He

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Trench B Central Paving

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"In the northern portion of this mound, Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni excavated a considerable area (B) in the years 1920-21, 1923-24 and 1924-25. He began by sinking a trial trench 55 ft. long by 20 ft.

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Two Unicorn Sealings from Harappa

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These two sealings are labelled 1917-1920 in the ASI archives.

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Trench B East-West Wall

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The excavations on mound A-B revealed several strata of inhabitation with walls, platforms and drains indicated. Several objects were unearthed in these strata.

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Trench B Northern Structures

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From Mound A-B, strata VI and VII. Image Plate XXc is published in the 1923-24 report. - Daya Ram Sahni, 1926. Annual Report Of The Archaeological Survey Of India 1923-24, pg 54. Image: Plate XX c. These brick foundations were located in the lower

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Mound E Tunnelling by Villagers + Map

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In addition to the excavations at Mound F and Mound AB, Daya Ram Sahni had this photograph taken in 1921 of Mound E [Map, Image 2 above, although this is not considered very accurate today]. Sahni noted in another area how extensively the site had

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Trench B Western Extension

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Looking from the northeast to the southwest, this photo shows the plinths left from the excavation of this area. The reason for not excavating these large sections may be due to the fact that there were traces of walls at the uppermost levels.

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