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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.

Tablet fragment with glaze

Faience tablet fragment (H2001-5064/2373-01) with glaze still quite well preserved. The bright greenish blue glaze is usually not preserved on artifacts that have eroded from the Trench 54 South workshop. >

Trench 54 perimeter wall

View of excavations on the west side of Trench 54 where brick robbers had removed several massive Harappan Period baked brick walls (c. 2600-1900 BC, Harappa Period 3). At the bottom of the brick robber trench are remains of the Harappan walls and a… >

A massive baked brick revetment wall

A massive baked brick revetment wall [329] surrounds the solid mud-brick foundation platform [50] of the "granary" that measures approximately 51 meters north-south and 41 meters east-west. Based on analysis of the pottery and other finds from below… >

Reconstruction of granary

After excavation, "granary" buttress [99] was reconstructed using the original bricks set into modern clay mortar. >

Superimposed street levels inside the city wall

Superimposed street levels inside the city wall indicate that this area was kept clear until the last phase of the Period 3C occupation when structures were built encroaching onto the street (Trench 41NE) >

Drawing of black steatite wig

Drawing of black steatite wig from Trench 43 (see image 54). >

Female figurine

Female figurine (H2000-4993/9845-07) from Trench 43. >

Excavating and sampling the sediments

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer excavating and sampling the sediments associated with the HARP-excavated platform, which was partly robbed of baked bricks during the Harappan period itself (Trench 43). Pottery found under the platforms permits them to be assi… >

Excavating Ravi phase bead debris

J. Mark Kenoyer assisted by Peter Eltsov carefully uncover and mark Ravi phase bead manufacturing debris in preparation for mapping and photography. >

Kot Diji phase street debris

The Kot Diji phase streets were filled with debris, including potsherds, charcoal, ash, animal bones, and occasional bangles and steatite beads. >

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