Electron microscope analysis
For the second group of tablets the leading edge of the incision is more rounded and there are grooves along the wide slope of the cutting angle. The third type of tool is equally distinct.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Part of an antler
Part of an antler, including the burr and the brow tine, shed from a large deer, probably sambhar (Cervus unicolor) or swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli) (H99-3828/8763-01 from Trench 43). This specimen may have been used as a pick or possibly a punch for
Late Harappan Vessel
One of the falling walls in Trench 43 crushed a vessel that belongs to Harappa Period 4 (ca. 1900-1800/1700 BC). In this part of the mound, there appear to be transitional levels between the Harappan and Late Harappan periods.
Harappa Seal
Published in Vats 1940, plate XCII, No 296.
The published version is the other way up.
Title: Seal
Found in Mound AB. Vats noted the provenance as:
“In squares P 18/11 and 12 are the remains of an oblong room measuring 14 by 12 ft. internally (PI.
Randy Law documenting
Randy Law, a graduate student from the University of Wisconsin - Madison assisted with the excavation and documentation of Trench 54 South. Here he is using a digital camera to take close up images of manufacturing debris.
Bird figurine from Harappa
Several types of birds are represented in figurines. Bird figurines with long tapered tails probably represent parakeets.
Stone sculpture fragment - another view
Top view of the carved stone sculptural component (58) showing dowel hole for attachment to the rest of the sculpture.
Three groups of tablets
Three groups of tablets can be defined on the basis of the type of tool used to incise them and the style of inscribing. The most complex script sign appears to have been made with different numbers of strokes for each of the three groups.
Stroke direction
The red arrows indicate the direction of strokes used to incise each group of tablets.
Late Indus Globular Pot
This Period 4 globular pot (H99/8763-503) was found crushed beneath a fallen wall in Trench 43 (see image 59). The rough textured exterior was covered with a thick layer of blackened clay that indicates it was a type of cooking pot and not for water