The Circular Platforms and so-called Granary at Harappa, two puzzling structures. By Richard H. Meadow and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer.

81. Copper tablet

Copper tablet (H2000-4498/9889-01) with raised script found in Trench 43.
82. Terracotta bead

Terracotta bead with molded script (H2000-4494/9881-01) found in Trench 43.
83. Circular platforms in the southwestern part of Mound F

Circular platforms in the southwestern part of Mound F excavated by M.S. Vats in the 1920s and 1930s, as conserved by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan.
84. Plan of Vat's excavations showing circular platforms

Plan of Vat's excavations showing circular platforms.
85. The circular platform excavated by Wheeler

The circular platform excavated by Wheeler in 1946 (left) and the one excavated by HARP in 1998 (right).
86. Detail view of the HARP-excavated platform

Detail view of the HARP-excavated platform in Trench 43 with Wheeler's platform to the east (toward the top of the image).
87. A large concentration of straw impressions

A large concentration of straw impressions was found in one part of the floor next to the platform, but there is no evidence of chaff from processing grain as was suggested by earlier excavators …
88. Excavating and sampling the sediments

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer excavating and sampling the sediments associated with the HARP-excavated platform, which was partly robbed of baked bricks during the Harappan period itself (Trench 43).
89. Greenish clay layers

Greenish clay layers were found in a deep depression in the center of the HARP-excavated platform.
90. Visualization of ancient Harappa

Visualization of ancient Harappa as it may have appeared in late Period 3B/early Period 3C, drawn by J. Mark Kenoyer.