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.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Original Mound Paleotopography
The paleotopography represents the pre-occupation topography as it may have existed about 5000 years ago.
Mound ET Gateway with corbeled drain, Harappa
Mound ET Southern Gateway excavated in 1995 with corbeled drain (3-D reconstruction and artist's conception).
Corbeled drain and Mound ET gateway, Harappa
Corbeled drain at Mound ET gateway (3-D reconstruction and artist's conception).
Ravi Phase Pit
During the Ravi Phase (circa 3300-2800 BCE) the earliest inhabitants lived in huts made of wooden posts probably covered with reeds and clay. They stored grain and other foodstuffs in small bell shaped pits that were plastered with fine clay.
A broken steatite tablet
A broken steatite tablet (H97-3431/7615-01) was recovered from deposits just below the fired brick revetment of the "granary" platform and dates to Harappa Period 3B (2450-2200 BC).
Earthen Jars insitu Harappa
This photograph of a jar illustrated in the center of Trench A(e) (Vats 1947, Plate IX), shows the base of a large jar that was probably used as a latrine.
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.
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.
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.)