William Belcher in Harappa
I currently work as a forensic anthropologist and archaeologist for the U.S. government. I am also the Assistant Field Director of the Harappa Archaeological Research Project (HARP) in central Punjab, Pakistan.
Fishing objects and activities related to the ancient Indus Civilization.
Fish Bone/Wallago Attu Mandible/Dentary in Situ at Harappa
In the early 1990s, I was a new graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In order to prepare myself for taking my qualifying exams, I was sitting in on Dr. J.
Near Hawkes Bay, Karachi
Between 1993-1994 I lived and worked in a small Baluch fishing village near Hawkes Bay, Abdur Rehman Goth, just west of Karachi, Pakistan (goth is the Baluchi word for village). My main research goals were to conduct an ethnoarchaeological study of
Environments – Satellite Image from Google
The aquatic environments around Harappa are riverine and composed of marshlands, oxbow lakes, and the River Ravi itself.
Hawkes Bay, near Karachi
Near-shore fishing requires the use of boats and larger, stronger nets than the inshore fisheries. The Baluchi boats are stylistically different from the Sindhi boats.
Various Carp, Family Cyprinidae
Carp represent one of the most ubiquitous fish in the Ravi and its surrounding environs.
Boat being hauled ashore
Every morning many boats are hauled down into the water with help from other fishermen waiting to get to their boats. This is an extremely cooperative move by all the fisherfolk within the village. Every evening these boats are hauled back up.
Mystus Aor, Catfish, Family Siluridae
The following slides are related to certain species of riverine catfish, including the families Siluridae, Bagridae, and Sisoridae.
Fishing boat
Traditionally, boats used a lateen (triangular) sail. However, now the primarily means of locomotion is the side-mounted motor-propeller system.
