Harappa

Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.

Figurines from Harappa

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Original Mound Paleotopography

The paleotopography represents the pre-occupation topography as it may have existed about 5000 years ago.

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Mound ET Gateway with corbeled drain, Harappa

Mound ET Southern Gateway excavated in 1995 with corbeled drain (3-D reconstruction and artist's conception).

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Harappa Excavation Crew

The 1998 excavation crew of the Harappa Archaeological Research Project. Seated at the front left are Mohammad Afzal Khan, representative of the Department of Archaeology, Government of Pakistan, Dr. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer and Dr. Richard H. Meadow.

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A massive baked brick revetment wall

A massive baked brick revetment wall [329] surrounds the solid mud-brick foundation platform [50] of the "granary" that measures approximately 51 meters north-south and 41 meters east-west.

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Early levels of the Harappan city

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.

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Head of a female figurine with a "tiara" headdress from Harappa

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.

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Ravi phase stone beads

Many broken and unfinished stone beads of carnelian (red-orange) and amazonite (blue-green) were found in the floor levels associated with the Ravi phase pits and hearths. (See also slide 119.)

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Period I Cultural Stratigraphy

Using maps and cross-sections of the cultural deposits from HARP, surfaces were generated to represent the interfaces of cultural layers in the mounds at Harappa. This represents the growth of the city of ancient Harappa vertically and through time.

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Two Terracotta Toy Carts

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The wheel (A 233) was found inside the large earthen chati unearthed in the first long trench on Mound F. "(21) The only other kind of toy is a cart (Plate X. Photo. No.

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