Harappa

Using interpretations presented in Meadow and others (1995), a reconstruction of the bastion/gateway area was completed in EarthVision. The computer reconstructions were based on an artistic rendering completed by HARP archaeologists. These reconstr… >

The Granary from one corner with the chaukidar's [guard] hut on the other side of the structure. >

"The excavation of the mounds F and A and B was commenced in the beginning, of January 1921, and continued up to the middle of February. The operations were carried on under my personal supervision . . ." wrote Sahni (p. 9), but it is unclear if tha… >

Of Trench A (e) Sahni noted: “In mound F which rises about 25’ above the plain level, a large area (Ae) has been dug along the western edge of the site. … The uppermost stratum yielded, besides a number of fragmentary walls, a well preserved sepulch… >

Two jars side by side. One with ribbed surface and field number ‘A (?illegible) 30’. >

Three Earthen Jars A (f) 28, found 4 feet below surface in trench A (f). No mention of finds of three earthen jars in Trench A (f) by Sahni in ARASI 1924-25. Of the excavations and finds Sahni noted: "In the area between the trench ‘… >

Published but cropped in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXIV (e) Captioned: ‘Harappa: Mound F, Stone Obelisk (height 11” Found in Trench A (i)’ The find was in “Trench Ai (100’ x 31’) and Sahni noted: “A little lower down, i.e., at the depth of… >

From left to right, a miniature version of a cylindrical perforated jar made of terracotta, a cubical chert stone weight, a small terracotta cylindrical drinking vessel, with a toy terracotta spinning top incorrectly placed on it upside down to serv… >

Smaller items start getting grouped for the photographs, in photographs from subsequent years we start to see many more objects grouped in each image. [1] Terracotta head, left. Terracotta bull, right. "Harappa offers a greater variety of ani… >

A view of Trench A (i), Mound F, which Sahni excavated to the east of Trench A (f). Deep vertical cuttings mark the sides of the trench, showing the excavation of this area. A labourer is sitting close to some of the finds of structures, of bricks. … >