Color

Slides in full or partial color.

Amulet

In addition to any commercial functions, the seal may also have designated a position of authority. The motif on the seal could also have been an amulet or charm. The seal itself was probably worn around the neck, with a chord passed through the boss

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Crabs in Basket

Crabs and other crustaceans are caught and used as a minor food item. These animals are considered extremely "hot" and are eaten for the treatment of ailments such as the flu or colds.

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Getting the Fish to Market

Most of the fisher folk have a low-tech way of getting the fish to the market – primarily burlap bags and a bicycle. Often the fish are sold to passers-by as the fisher folk will have a scale to weigh the fish in kilograms.

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Ravi phase carnelian bead blanks

Chipped carnelian bead blanks indicate that the initial stages of bead manufacture were taking place in this part of the Ravi phase settlement.

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Female figurine with a "turban" from Harappa

The hair of female figurines is sometimes bound up in a sort of "turban". Approximate dimensions (W x H x D): 3.6 x 9.5 x 2.8 cm.

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Pit 862

The excavation of quarry-pit 862 underway with Drs. F. Negrino (archaeologist), C. Ottomano (paleopedologist) and E. Starnini (archaeologist).

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Eastern Dholavira Wall

Eastern Wall – Remnant of the eastern wall after the fortification of the city. There are gates on the wall running along its periphery.

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Master Potter

Mohammad Nawaz, master potter from Harappa, demonstrates how fish scale and intersecting circle motifs may have been painted onto Harappan pottery.

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Lower town of Lothal

The bead factories, situated where the 8th street of the commercial area and the 5th street of the residential area meet, comprised the main industry of the Harappans.