DAY 1.
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
# Also known as Harappa civilization because it was the first excavated site.
# Sites of Indus civilization- Northern_ Ropar (Punjab), Eastern_ Alamgirpur(UP), Western_ Sutkagendor(Makran,Pakistan), Southern_ Bhagatrav (Gujrat).
# Harappa_ Excavated1921 by Dayaram Sahani, Montgomri district of Punjab, Bank of Ravi river, Discovery_Graveyard.
# Mohanjodaro_ A.K.A Mount of dead, Excavated1922 by RD Bannerji, Larkhana district of Sindh, Bank of Indus river, 9 Things found from excavation:
1.Bronze dancing girl
2.Stealite statue of priest
3.Seal bearing pashupati
4.Indian ship evidence
5.Woven cloth piece
6.Bearded man
7.Two bronze swords
8.Great granary
9.Assembly house.
# Kalibangan_ Excavated1953 by Amlanand Ghosh, Rajasthan (Ghaggar river), Largest concentration of Harappa settlements, Brick making industry.
#Chanhudaro_ Excavated1931 by NG Majumdar, Eastern side of Indus river( Pakistan), Perfect craftsmen, Metal works, Ornaments and Discovery of a small pot probably Inkpot.
#Lothal_ Excavated1957 by SR Rao, Gulf of Cambay(Gujrat) Bhagava river, Earliest evidence of rice and fire cults, Artificial brick dockyard.
#Banwali_ Excavated1973-74 by RS Bistt, Hissar(Haryana)Ghaggar river, Found large quantity of Barley, Seasmum and Mustard, 4 Things found in excavation:
1.Clay bangles
2.Goddess statue
3.Tetracotta plough
4.Human/animal figures.
# Dholavira_ Excavated by RS Bistt, Latest and one of the two largest Harappan settlements in India, Other one is in Rakhigarhi(Haryana).
Seals: Made of stealite(Soft stone), Unicorn bull is the most frequent animal engraved on seals with short inscriptions, Shaped- Round, Square and Triangular.
Trade: Both internal and external trade was there, No metallic money but Barter system was there, Main crops were wheat and rice at Lothal and Rangpur districts
Indus people were first to produce Cotton in the world.
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
# Also known as Harappa civilization because it was the first excavated site.
# Sites of Indus civilization- Northern_ Ropar (Punjab), Eastern_ Alamgirpur(UP), Western_ Sutkagendor(Makran,Pakistan), Southern_ Bhagatrav (Gujrat).
# Harappa_ Excavated1921 by Dayaram Sahani, Montgomri district of Punjab, Bank of Ravi river, Discovery_Graveyard.
# Mohanjodaro_ A.K.A Mount of dead, Excavated1922 by RD Bannerji, Larkhana district of Sindh, Bank of Indus river, 9 Things found from excavation:
1.Bronze dancing girl
2.Stealite statue of priest
3.Seal bearing pashupati
4.Indian ship evidence
5.Woven cloth piece
6.Bearded man
7.Two bronze swords
8.Great granary
9.Assembly house.
# Kalibangan_ Excavated1953 by Amlanand Ghosh, Rajasthan (Ghaggar river), Largest concentration of Harappa settlements, Brick making industry.
#Chanhudaro_ Excavated1931 by NG Majumdar, Eastern side of Indus river( Pakistan), Perfect craftsmen, Metal works, Ornaments and Discovery of a small pot probably Inkpot.
#Lothal_ Excavated1957 by SR Rao, Gulf of Cambay(Gujrat) Bhagava river, Earliest evidence of rice and fire cults, Artificial brick dockyard.
#Banwali_ Excavated1973-74 by RS Bistt, Hissar(Haryana)Ghaggar river, Found large quantity of Barley, Seasmum and Mustard, 4 Things found in excavation:
1.Clay bangles
2.Goddess statue
3.Tetracotta plough
4.Human/animal figures.
# Dholavira_ Excavated by RS Bistt, Latest and one of the two largest Harappan settlements in India, Other one is in Rakhigarhi(Haryana).
OTHER ASPECTS:
Seals: Made of stealite(Soft stone), Unicorn bull is the most frequent animal engraved on seals with short inscriptions, Shaped- Round, Square and Triangular.
Trade: Both internal and external trade was there, No metallic money but Barter system was there, Main crops were wheat and rice at Lothal and Rangpur districts
Indus people were first to produce Cotton in the world.
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