Harappa Archaeological Research Project

This map shows the major cultural interaction regions c. 1900-1300 BC: Cemetery H in the north, Jhukar in the south and Rangpur in Gujarat. During this period there were still urban centers in the Punjab and Sindh, but there was a breakdown in trade… >

A terracotta fragment with fabric impression from Trench 54 provides clues on the types of weaving carried out by the ancient Harappans. >

This tiny droplet of gold appears to be a placer nugget, possibly obtained by panning for gold. (H2000-4410/2102-08, Mound E, Trench 54). >

Many broken and some complete faience beads of different colors were recovered in the eroded surface layers of the slope on the south side of Trench 54. >

Inscribed steatite tablets made from two different colors of steatite have the same inscription. The sloppy nature of the inscription may be the reason why these tablets were discarded. Both tablets, incised on one side only, were found in the same … >

Top plan view of Harappan (Period 3) and Early Harappan (Period 2) walls on the west side of Trench 54. >

Overview looking north of excavations at the southeast corner of the "granary" structure undertaken in 1999 (Trench 1C). The higher east-west running walls in the left of the image and the ruined structures in the right of the image all post-date t… >

Looking toward the interior of the "granary" structure, the void of the original baked brick wall (vertical scale) is filled with small pieces of broken baked bricks and mud-brick rubble, while the original open space between the walls (horizontal s… >

Detail of terracotta tops found in Room 202 (Trench 43). >

Period 4 globular pot (H99/8763-503) from Trench 43 after reconstruction. (See images 59 & 60). >