J. Mark Kenoyer and Richard Meadow
HARP co-directors J. Mark Kenoyer and Richard Meadow discuss the excavation of a Kot Diji phase storage jar that was later covered by a hearth.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Pottery Sherds at Harappa
Close-up of pottery sherds at Harappa excavated during previous years.
Painted Vase
"The sites F and A-B and some of the other mounds bid fair to yield many more valuable relics and the deep ravines cut by rain water afford convenient places for reaching the earlier strata with comparatively little trouble.
Button seal
Button seal from the upper layers of Mound AB. Although this seal was found in mixed deposits dating to the Harappan and Late Harappan Periods, the carving suggests that it is actually an Early Harappan seal, dating to around 2800-2600 BCE.
Mound F Harappa Section drawing
Section drawing of the cut through the Mound F city wall and adjoining interior street, facing east (Trench 41NE).
Terra cotta pestle
A terra cotta pestle that may have been used for sanding wooden planks was found discarded along with broken pottery in an early Harappan Period 3B deposit in Trench 54.
Three markhor figurine heads from Harappa
In addition to domestic animals, wild animals such as the markhor (wild goat) are represented in the corpus of Indus figurines.
Fill of Kot Diji phase storage jar
Careful excavation of the contents of the Kot Diji phase storage jar revealed a treasure of garbage that can tell us about the food the Kot Dijian people ate and discarded.
Kot Diji Charcoal Dating
At the bottom of the Kot Diji phase storage vessel was a broken lid and charcoal that was used for dating the fill inside the pot.
Inscribed sherd, Kot Dijian Phase
This sign was carved onto the pottery vessel after it was fired and may indicate the type of goods being stored in the vessel or the owner of the vessel itself.