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Harappa

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

Finding Kot Diji phase button seal

In Kot Diji phase sediment that had washed into the street, Brad Chase discovered a button seal (close-up in 44) quite similar to seals recovered from the site of Rehman Dheri in to the Northwest in the Gomal Valley. >

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. >

Harappa phase ashy debris deposits

Ashy debris deposits continued to accumulate outside of the perimeter wall, covering the curtain wall. These date to the end of Harappa Period 3B and the beginning of Period 3C. The area continued to be devoid of structures, although what later … >

Modern Second Storey Drain at Harappa Town

  • Mohenjo-daro, Modern Second Storey Drain at Harappa Town

In the modern town of Harappa, a covered drain built along the outside of a house takes sewage water from a second storey latrine and bathroom to the street level drain without splashing people passing by on the street. >

Two female figurines with other head decor from Harappa

Both male and female figurines may have hair swept around the top of the head, to the side, or to the front. Some female figurines also have a somewhat simple flaring headdress with an attached headband. Approximate dimensions (W x H x D): 2.9 x… >

Four male figurines with horned headdresses from Harappa

Male figurines are sometimes also identified by secondary sex characteristics such as beards. Occasionally, male figurines wear a headdress with two upward and/or outward projections like horns. Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in t… >

Feline figurine from Harappa

Among the dangerous wild animals represented in the figurine corpus are large wild felines. One feline figurine with punctuate designs on the face (possibly representing spots) and an open mouth showing teeth is a relatively naturalistic representat… >

Bird figurine/whistle from Harappa

Other bird figurines have no wings depicted at all and either stand on a circular base or on two legs that were inserted into the base of the body (only holes remain). Still others have no legs depicted at all. Among the most convincing cases for fi… >

Mound ET Gateway with corbeled drain, Harappa

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

Unexcavated Mounds at Harappa

The mounds at Harappa remain largely unexcavated. Approximately half a percentage of the site's area was unearthed each season by the Harappa Archaeological Research Project (HARP) in the 1990s. >

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