Harappan Civilization Key Points
- Harappan Civilization was discovered in year-1921
- The earliest city discovered in India was-Harappa
- Who discovered Harappan civilization?-Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni
- Who named Harappa?-Sir John Hubert Marshall
- Which is the largest city of Indus Valley civilization?-Mohenjo-daro
- Which metal is used in Harappan civilization?-copper, gold, silver
- Where is Harappa located now?-in eastern Punjab province, eastern Pakistan.
- Rakhigarhi is the largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent.
- Which metal is first used by Harappan civilization?copper-bronze
- Iron was not known to the Harappan people.
- Which was the first civilizations?Sumer, located in Mesopotamia
- Harappa, Mohanjodaro, Banawali and Dholavira are considered as the four main Harappan Sites.
- Who is the father of Archaeology in India?Sir Alexander Cunningham
- What are the 4 oldest civilization?Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, and Ancient China
- Which city is called as mini Harappa?Lothal city
- How many sites are there in Harappan civilization?Over 1400
- Which was the port city of Indus Valley civilization?Lothal
- Harappan Civilization belongs to Bronge age, copper age, silver age & Gold age.
- Seals were made up of-Steatite
- Which was the first urban civilization?-Harappan Civilization
- Latest site discovered in India-Rakhigarhi
- The indus valley people traded with-Mesopotamians
- The local name of Mohenjodaro is –Mount of the dead.
- Animals know to Indus valley civilization-Bull, Horse, Elephant.
- Evidence of Dockyard-Lothal
- Rock cut architecture in Harappan context is found at-Dholavira
- Indus people were the first to to produce COTTON in the world.
- People Worshiped-Shiva (Rudra)
- UNESCO included paintings in the list of world Heritage site of-Bhimbetka
Towns near river banks in Harappa
TOWNS NEAR RIVER | |
|---|---|
| Towns | River |
| Mohenjodaro | INDUS |
| Banwali | Ghagghar |
| Lothal | Bhogava |
| Malavan | Tapti |
| Sutkagendor | Dashak |
| Harappa | Ravi |
| Kalibanga | Ghagghar |
| Rojdi | Bhadar |
| Chanhudaro | Indus |
| Alamgirpur | Hindon |
| Kot Diji | Indus |
| Rangpur | Bhadar |
Discoverer of Important Harappan sites
- Who discovered Harappa?-Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni (1921)
- Who discovered Mohenjodaro?-Rakhal Das Banerjee (1922)
- Who discovered Kalibanga?-Amlananda Ghosh & BB Lal
- Who discovered Lothal?-S R RAO (1957)
- Who discovered Banwali?-R.S BIST (1973)
- Who discovered Rangpur?-M.S VATSA (1931)
- Who discovered Ropar?-YD Sharma (1955-56)
- Who discovered Alamgirpur?-Y D Sharma
- Who discovered Sutkagendor?-A Stein & George Dales
- Who discovered Surkotada?-JP Joshi (1964)
- Who discovered Chanhudaro?-N G Majumdar (1931)
- Who discovered Dabarkot?-Macay (1935)
- Who discovered Ali Murad?-KM Kazzak
- Who discovered Mitathal?-Punjab University
- Who discovered Rakhi Garhi?-Suraj Bhan
- Who discovered Sutkakoh?-Dales (1962)
- Who discovered Manda?-Jagpati joshi
Important Harappan sites Archeological findings
Harappa
- Stone Symbols of lingam and yoni
- painted Pottery
- Mother Goddess Clay figures
- Copper scale
- Wheat and Barley in wooden mortar
Mohenjodaro
- Great Bath
- Great Granery
- Pashupati Mahadeva Seal
- Bronze image of a woman dancer
- Steatite Image of Bearded Man
- Fragment of Woven Cotton
- Human skeletons huddled together
- Mother goddess clay figure
Lothal
- Dockyard
- Rice Husk
- Metal Workers
- Terracotta Figurine of a horse
- Double burial (burying a male and a female in a single grave)
- Terracotta model of a ship
Chanhudaro
- City without Citadel
- Inkpot, Lipstick
- Imprint of Dogs paw on a brick
- Terracotta model of Bullock cart
- Bronze toy cart
Kalibanga
- ploghed Field Surface
- 7 fire altars
- Decorated bricks
- Camel bone
- Wheels of a Toy Cart
- Mesopotamian Cylindrical seal
Banawali
- Lack of systematic drainage system
- Toy Plough
- Clay Figures of Mother Goddess
Dholavira
- Water harnessing System
- A large well and a bath
- A stadium
- Largest Harappan inscription used for civic purposes
- Only site to be divided into 3 Parts
Surkotada
- Bones of Horse
- Oval Grae
- Pot burials
Daimabad
- Bronge Images
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