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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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18
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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

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Fish

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what is the chief main deity of Harappan civilizatin

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Mother Godess and pasupathi mahadev.

27
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which tree was worshipped by the Harappan civilization

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Pipal tree and animals like pigeon and Bull

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Indus valley civilization had contact with

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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

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Tell Asmar (Iraq)

30
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what is the sumerian god seal found in Indus valley civilization

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Sumerian God Gilgamish

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Cotton was first grown in world in

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Indus valley civilization

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Indus valley civilization cotton cloth were found in

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Sumer

33
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what are the sea trading posts of Indus valley civilizatin

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Lothal in Gujarat and Sutkangen Dor , located on Makran coast of Pakistan

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Indus valley civilization was probably ruled by

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Merchant class

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cotton were exported to

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Mesopotamia and babylon

36
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Lapus lazuli factory found

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in Shortugai district of Afghanistan

37
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Bead making factory was found in Indus valley civilization at

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Chahnudaro in Pakistan

38
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what were the most important crops grown in Indus valley civilization

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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

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Lothal and Rangpur in Gujarat

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what are the major domesticated animals in the Indus valley civilization

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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

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Surkodata in Gujarat

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Remains of rhinocerous were found in

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Amri in Pakistan

43
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the metals which made earliest appearances in Indus valley civilization was

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gold ,copper, silver, bronze .

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what is the metal the Indus valley civilizaion not used

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Iron

45
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what are the standard weights used

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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

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Lothal Gujarat

47
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Pot Burial system were found in

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Surkodata- Gujarat

48
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what are the important harappan cities

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harappa, Mohenjadaro , kalibangan and Chanhudarao

49
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what are the coastal towns

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Lothal in Gujarat and Suktagendor in pakistan

50
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what is the major artifacts found in Harappa is

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A male torso made of red sand stone

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what is the major artifacts found in Mohenjadaro is

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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

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River Ravi

53
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what is the largest site of the harappan civilization

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Mohenjadaro

54
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which Indus valley civilazation was built for seven times

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Mohenjadato

55
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where were the cylindrical seals were found

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Kalibangan

56
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the worlds first artificial dockyard was found in

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Lothal

57
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A huge palace and deluxe pottery were discovered in

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banwalli

58
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what is the important seal and bead making centre

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Chahnudaro in Pakistan

59
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seven five altars were found at which site

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Kalibangan

60
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which site has designed floors having cylindrical design

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Kalibangan

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