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who excavated the harappa site

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Archaeologist - Daya ram sahini in 1921

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who dug out the remains of Mohenjadaro civilization

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R.K.Banerjee in 1922

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what are the three contemporary civilization

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Nile valley , Tigris - Euprates , Indus - Saraswathi

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who is the director of the archaelogical survey of India who announced the discovery of the Indus valley civilization

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John Marshal

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what is the name of the British explorer who discovered the sites of Harappa

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Charles Mason -1826

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what is the time period of Indus valley civilization

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3300 BC to 1500 BC

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where was the earliest civilization in Indian subcontinent found in

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Megragarh , present day Pakistan - earliest place to done agriculture and animal rearing. They migrated to Indus valley civilization

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what are the three phases of Indus valley civilization

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Early phase - 3300-2500BC
Mature phase - 2500-1700BC
Declining phase - 1700-1300BC

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what are the countries Indus valley civilization covered

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India , Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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what is the name of the Indus valley civilization is located in Afghanistan

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Shortugai , Afghanistan

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what is the southern boundary of Indus valley civilization

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Daimabad - Maharashtra

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what is eastern boundary of Indus valley civilization

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Alamgirpur - Uttar pradesh

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what is the western boundary of Indus valley civilization

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Suktagendor

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where were the citadels present in the harappan civilization

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Mohendadaro , harappa and Kalibangan- priest and high ranking people lived in this places

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where were the granaries present in the indus valley civilization

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Harappa - 6 granaries were found in a row

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what is the place where are three divisions in their construction pattern

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Dholavira - Build on the pattern of chess (Giridon)

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which civilization had Manholes and closed drainage system were found

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Mohenjadaro

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on which civilization seat latrines were found

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Mohenjadaro

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seals were made up of which materials in harappan civilization

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steatite , ivory and gold

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what is the most commonly used seal in harappan civilization

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Unicorn

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what are the animal seals which were not found in Harappan civilization

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Cow , Camel , Horse or Lion

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The seal of Pasupathi Mahadeva found in

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Mohenjadaro- Human figure seated cross legged. depiction of Lord siva - three horned head

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what are the animals found in the pasupathi mahadeva seal

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elephant and a tiger , rhinocerous , Buffalo are seen and two antelope deers were seen

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first signboard of the world found in

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Dholavira in Gujarat

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what is the most represented animals in the pictographs of harappan civilization
Fish
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what is the chief main deity of Harappan civilizatin
Mother Godess and pasupathi mahadev.
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which tree was worshipped by the Harappan civilization
Pipal tree and animals like pigeon and Bull
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Indus valley civilization had contact with
West and central asia . seals and amulets were found in Mesopotamian civilization
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the drainage system of the Indus valley civilization is identical to
Tell Asmar (Iraq)
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what is the sumerian god seal found in Indus valley civilization
Sumerian God Gilgamish
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Cotton was first grown in world in
Indus valley civilization
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Indus valley civilization cotton cloth were found in
Sumer
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what are the sea trading posts of Indus valley civilizatin
Lothal in Gujarat and Sutkangen Dor , located on Makran coast of Pakistan
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Indus valley civilization was probably ruled by
Merchant class
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cotton were exported to
Mesopotamia and babylon
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Lapus lazuli factory found
in Shortugai district of Afghanistan
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Bead making factory was found in Indus valley civilization at
Chahnudaro in Pakistan
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what were the most important crops grown in Indus valley civilization
Wheat and barley . lentils , mustard , linseed , sesamum has been found and millets were found in Gujarat
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cultivation of rice was found in
Lothal and Rangpur in Gujarat
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what are the major domesticated animals in the Indus valley civilization
Elephants, Donkeys , Pugs , dogs , cats , chicken ,sheep , cow and camels.
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what is the name of the place the evidence of the horses were found in the form of bones and ashes
Surkodata in Gujarat
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Remains of rhinocerous were found in
Amri in Pakistan
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the metals which made earliest appearances in Indus valley civilization was
gold ,copper, silver, bronze .
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what is the metal the Indus valley civilizaion not used
Iron
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what are the standard weights used
Multiples of 16gms , such as 16,32,64, etc., and they are made up of limestone , steatite , copper
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At which the place of many graves have found that have a pair of male and female buried together
Lothal Gujarat
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Pot Burial system were found in
Surkodata- Gujarat
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what are the important harappan cities
harappa, Mohenjadaro , kalibangan and Chanhudarao
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what are the coastal towns
Lothal in Gujarat and Suktagendor in pakistan
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what is the major artifacts found in Harappa is
A male torso made of red sand stone
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what is the major artifacts found in Mohenjadaro is
Statue of Bearded man , statue of dancing girl and bull statue made up of Bronze and mother goddess statue made up of terracotta
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Harappa is located on the banks of
River Ravi
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what is the largest site of the harappan civilization
Mohenjadaro
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which Indus valley civilazation was built for seven times
Mohenjadato
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where were the cylindrical seals were found
Kalibangan
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the worlds first artificial dockyard was found in
Lothal
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A huge palace and deluxe pottery were discovered in
banwalli
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what is the important seal and bead making centre
Chahnudaro in Pakistan
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Seven fire altars were found at which site
Kalibangan
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which site has designed floors having cylindrical design
Kalibangan
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