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HARP (Harappa Archaeological Research Project) a group of scholars from a variety of fields dedicated to advancing the study of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.

A small baked brick structure with sump pots

In the upper levels of , a small baked brick structure with sump pots was found. This structure, possibly a latrine, is on the northern margin of a major east-west street that ran along the southern edge of the "granary" area. It dates to late in Pe… >

Detail view of the fill inside the "granary" buttress

Detail view of the fill inside the "granary" buttress. Large pottery sherds, bone, and baked brick fragments lie on the bottom with finer silts on the top >

The interior part of the city wall

The interior of the city wall shows mud bricks made from different colors of clay used during different phases of construction. >

Black steatite wig, Harappa

Black steatite wig from late Period 3C deposits in Trench 43 (H98-3521/8668-02). This small stone hairpiece, here displayed on a modern clay mannequin, may have been set on an alabaster head like similar pieces found in western Pakistan, Afghanistan… >

Female figurine

Female figurine (H2000-4997/9811-02) from Trench 43. >

A large concentration of straw impressions

A large concentration of straw impressions was found in one part of the floor next to the platform, but there is no evidence of chaff from processing grain as was suggested by earlier excavators (Trench 43). >

Ravi phase carnelian bead blanks

Chipped carnelian bead blanks indicate that the initial stages of bead manufacture were taking place in this part of the Ravi phase settlement. >

Kot Diji phase terracotta bangles

Kot Diji phase terracotta bangles include many styles and incised and painted decorations. Grey bangles were produced in kilns with a reducing atmosphere and red bangles were fired in an oxidizing atmosphere >

Kot Diji phase elephant seal - obverse

Obverse of an unfinished elephant seal (H2000-4474/8994-01) in steatite from the Kot Diji phase levels at Harappa. This is the earliest seal with an elephant motif known from the region and may have been a prototype for later Indus seals. >

Harappa phase brick wall remains

The brick wall may have been the foundation for a wooden superstructure and the white tags show where wooden posts were fixed. The doorway and threshold are located on the right side of the photograph above the scale. >

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