View of the parallel wall area, Mound F, noted subsequently by Vats as the eastern part of the Great Granary.
For Sahni’s and Vats’s description of the excavations of this area see Parallel Walls.
See Plate III Vats 1940 Vol II for a ‘Plan of the
During the Ravi Phase (circa 3300-2800 BCE) the earliest inhabitants lived in huts made of wooden posts probably covered with reeds and clay. They stored grain and other foodstuffs in small bell shaped pits that were plastered with fine clay.
A broken steatite tablet (H97-3431/7615-01) was recovered from deposits just below the fired brick revetment of the "granary" platform and dates to Harappa Period 3B (2450-2200 BC).
Earthen Jar no. 95 found in Pit IV.
Broken jar.
Sahni, however, noted “large sized funerary urns” from Pit II, but only a cell and a covered brick drain and “no other objects of any kind” from Pit IV.
- Daya Ram Sahni ARASI 1924-25, p. 80.
For
After surface collections, the Trench 54 area of Mound E was selected for excavations because it allowed the exposure of a large area of the earliest levels of the ancient Harappan Period city, dating to approximately 2600-2450 BC.
A few female figurines from Harappa have a sort of "tiara" attached to the front of the fan-shaped headdress.
Approximate dimensions (W x H x D): 6.0 x 8.7 x 3.9 cm.