12_Themes_1_CH1 Flashcards
What is stealite
a metamorphic rock that is primarily made up of the mineral talc:
Time period of Indus civilization
2600-1900BC
Names of Harrapan sites
- Mitathal
- Kot Diji
- Balakot
- Nageshwar(Port city)
- Rangpur
- Amri
Animal in Harrapan civilization
1.Sheep
2.Goat
3.Buffalo
4.Pig
5.Boar
6.Deer
7.Gharial
Cholistan
Sites in Pakistan
Shortughai:Afghanistan
First Site discover was?
Harappa
First Director of ASI
Alexender Cunninghum 1875
Father of indian Archaeology
Ornaments and other items were made of?
- Quartz
- Stealite
- Jasper
- Crystal
- Faience
- Carnelian
- Copper
- Gold rare
- Lapis lazuli
Ganeshwar-Jodhpur Culture
a Chalcolithic culture that existed in north-eastern Rajasthan from around 2800–2200 BCE:
Sources of stones and material
- Shell:Nageshwar and Balakot
- Lapiz Lazuli:Shortughai(Afg)
- Carnelian:Bharuch in Guj
- Stealite:South Raj and North Guj
- Metal:Raj
- Copper:Khetri,Oman
Names of countries during Harappan civilization
1.Mesopotamia:Iran,syria,turkey,iraq
2.Megam:Oman
3.Dilmun:UAE
4.Turan:Central Asia Region
Harappan civilization script was
right to left
Rigveda called Indra as
Puramdar, the fort destroyer
Study of layers in archaelogy
Stratigraphy
Great bath, FIre altars at
1.Mohajadaro
2.Kalibangan, Lothal