Fish traps
Another type of fishing method seen in the Punjab was a type of conical fish trap. The trap was a multi-leg frame covered with a net.
Slides in full or partial color.
Monsoonal Flooding and Oxbow Lakes
The River Ravi is a meandering river that travels back and forth across its alluvial plain leaving a series of landscape scars of old river channels.
Ravi phase microbeads
Ravi phase microbeads of lapis lazuli (top row), amazonite, and carnelian (bottom row) indicate the size and nature of the drills used for perforation. The largest of the illustrated beads is less than one centimeter in diameter.
Female figurine with locks of hair from Harappa
Other figurines have loose hair arranged in "ringlets" or separate locks made of terracotta, possibly representing a wig.
Approximate dimensions (W x H x D): 4.0 x 9.1 x 2.9 cm.
Quarry Pit
The excavation of one of these quarry pits was carried out in February 1995. The excavation took place over a small 2 by 3 meter area facing the Indus Valley.
Ravi Phase Motifs
Whereas many other motifs of the Ravi Phase (Period 1) disappear in the later Kot Diji Phase (Period 2), the intersecting circle and fish scale motifs continued to be used, but they came to be executed in black paint on a red slip.
Ancient Indus seals and sealings
Ancient Indus seals and sealings found at Gola Dhoro, Begasra.
Lower town of Lothal
From the plinth of the acropolis, it is a short distance to the lower town. The lower town contains a commercial and residential area. The arterial streets running from north to south were flanked by shops, merchant dwellings and artisan's workshops.
The West Gate Dholavira
A broad and deep passageway with stairs and a high front terrace with connected pathways and on outward gentle slope. The entry from west gate leads to a set of reservoirs. Pillars and pilasters can be seen on the interior chambers of the west gate.
Excavations at the southeast corner of the "granary" structure
Overview looking north of excavations at the southeast corner of the "granary" structure undertaken in 1999 (Trench 1C). The higher east-west running walls in the left of the image and the ruined structures in the right of the image all post-date