Trench 39 North Excavations
Excavations on Mound AB in 1998 began with the clearance of surface debris to expose the many habitation levels, beginning with natural soil in the lower foreground.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Baked brick revetment of the "granary" platform
J. Mark Kenoyer sitting in the right foreground takes notes during excavations at the southwest corner of the "granary" (Trench 1SW). The baked brick revetment of the "granary" platform is in the foreground, the southernmost baked brick wall of the
An Ivory Chess Disc and Two Chess Figures
"Objects used for games are not many. Those that may be said to be unmistakable are balls and marbles in stone, shell, faience and pottery; dice of the same materials except shell; and some gamesmen of tetrahedral or chessman shape, the latter hardly distinguishable from baetyls."
Mound AB Center Area
A closer view of a room or the side of a building on Mound AB, Harappa.
Elephant faience tablet
Faience tablet (H2000-4387/2089-02), found during surface collecting, depicts an elephant on one side and has script on the reverse (not shown).
Three female figurines with painted fan-shaped headdresses from Harappa
Many of the fan-shaped headdresses were painted black.
Female figurine with a pannier headdress from Harappa
Some of the female figurines are very ornate with elaborate headdresses, chokers and/or necklaces, and decorated multiple-strand belts.
Ravi phase pit cross section
The cross section of the Ravi phase pit shows multiple episodes of filling and plastering. The contents were collected for flotation, which recovered seeds of barley and wheat as well as some charred wood.
Figurines from Harappa
[This and the next full page in the Sept. 20, 1924 issue were printed in sepia, preserved here in the images. This complete text across both full pages is given below.]
WITH HEADDRESSES RECALLING THE MEDIAVAL FASHIONS IN EUROPE: FIGURINES FROM
Original Mound Paleotopography
The paleotopography represents the pre-occupation topography as it may have existed about 5000 years ago.