Group of artefacts
Artifacts found in one excavation unit from the Trench 54 South workshop include raw steatite, sawn blocklets, incised tablets, a broken mold, and numerous faience beads as well as faience tablets.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Bodies of two figurines with neck shafts from Harappa
A different style of quadruped body has a vertical neck shaft for attaching and possibly changing the (separate) head. Figurine heads with this type of neck shaft include the markhor heads discussed earlier (see image #40).
Approximate dimensions (W
Harappa phase drain from above
A portion of a large brick drain (Feature 8) was discovered beneath the Harappan wall (see Image 63). This drain runs E-W and would probably have emptied into a larger N-S drain that flowed to the North through a now-missing gateway.
Long rectangular seal with no animal motif
This type of seal is only found in the last part of the Harappan Phase, Period 3C. A similar rectangular seal was found on Mound F in the 1998 excavations of the circular platforms (Trench 43).
Circular platform and the "Granary" area , Harappa
Overview of Trench 43 in 2000 looking north, showing the HARP-exposed circular platform in the foreground and the "granary" area in the background. Note the wall voids to the west, south, and east of the circular platform (see also image 86)
Terra cotta cones
Decorated terra cotta cones are found at both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, but no one knows what they may have been used for. Some scholars suggest that they were hung on a string as a plumb-bob for use by masons and carpenters.
Ancient Indus weight discovery
Pakistani excavators working in Trench 43. The man on the right has just discovered a spherical agate weight (image 68) while cleaning the section for photography.
Movable head of a bovine figurine from Harappa
Some movable figurine heads are pierced in other places, such as through the horns on either side of the head.
Approximate dimensions (W x H(L) x D): 7.2 x 9.4 x 3.0 cm.
Harappa phase baked brick drain
Brick robbing from both directions removed all but the central portion of this drain, but the remaining contents provide an important sequence of Harappan pottery spanning at least 200 years from 2400-2200 BC.
Mound F, looking towards Mound AB
The so-called circular working platform area and workmen's quarters are seen in the mid-ground.