Workshop excavation units
Section view of the the floor levels of the Trench 54 South workshop showing major excavation units.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Group of incised baked steatite tablets
A group of 16 three-sided incised baked steatite tablets, all with the same inscriptions, were uncovered in mid- to late Period 3B debris outside of the curtain wall. (See 56). These tablets may originally been enclosed in a perishable container
Trench 38
Beneath the Late Harappan wall in Trench 38 is a large globular pot covered with an inverted bottle shaped vessel that was used as a lid. This and the other small bowl protruding from the section were set in the floor of a room earlier than the wall.
Discovering a broken unicorn seal.
While clearing a floor area in Trench 43, J. Mark Kenoyer discovers a broken unicorn seal.
Unicorn seal
Unicorn seal (H2000-4500/10007-01) found on the floor of Room 603 in Trench 43 (image 78), before conservation.
Section drawing
Section drawing of stratigraphic layers in the upper part of the Trench 54 South faience and steatite workshop.
Life and death of Harappan seals and tablets
An additional six copies of these tablets, again all with the same inscriptions, were found elsewhere in the debris outside of perimeter wall [250] including two near the group of 16 and two in debris between the perimeter and curtain walls.
Ancient Indus Ornaments
This collection of gold and agate ornaments includes objects found at both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. At the top are fillets of hammered gold that would have been worn around the forehead.
The other ornaments include bangles, chokers, long pendant
Small pot
A small pot was found on the floor just to the west of the large globular vessel (the big hole in the wall is where it once sat). In the foreground are other large jars set into the floor and used as hearths or garbage pits.
