The Harappan culture
Category : EDUCATION Author : Swayamsiddha Dash Date : Tue Dec 05 2017 Views : 122
Indus Valley civilisation is also called Harappan culture or Mature Harappan culture. The term culture refers to a group of objects, unique in style and are usually found together in a specific geographical area and a period of time. A list of distinctive objects that were found in Harappan culture include - beads, seals, weights, stone blades and even backed bricks. These objects were found in areas such as Afghanistan, Baluchistan (in Pakistan), and Gujarat. Harappan culture comprises of earlier Harappan and late Harappan culture. Both these cultures had existed in the same area of the Harappan civilisation according to the information given by Archaeological Survey of India.
Early Harappan culture comprised of the beginning of various strategies such as emergence of ploughs, canals and wells for the purpose of practicing irrigation, planned drainage system, burial practices, practice of bathing in 'The Great Bath' during auspicious occasions etc.
Late Harappan culture refers to the successor cultures after the end of mature Harappan culture due to many reasons such as deforestation, climatic change, excessive floods, the shifting or drying up of rivers, over use of the landscape.
Research done in various Harappan civilisations give us evidences of disappearance of mature Harappan culture such as disappearance of distinctive ate facts of the civilisation such as weights, seals, special beads, etc. Writing, long- distance long-trade, and craft specialisation also disappeared. It appears that a strong unifying element, perhaps the Harappan state came to an end. This was also evidenced by disappearance of seals, the script, shift from a standardised weight system to the use of local weights, and decline and abandonment of cities. House construction techniques deteriorated and large public structures were deteriorated and large public structures were no longer produced.
Overall, artifacts and settlements indicate a rural way of life called Late Harappan also called 'successors culture' .
This was a very important article for everyone to understand these basic concepts regarding Indus valley civilisation also called Harappan civilisation.
Indus Valley civilisation is also called Harappan culture or Mature Harappan culture. The term culture refers to a group of objects, unique in style and are usually found together in a specific geographical area and a period of time. A list of distinctive objects that were found in Harappan culture include - beads, seals, weights, stone blades and even backed bricks. These objects were found in areas such as Afghanistan, Baluchistan (in Pakistan), and Gujarat. Harappan culture comprises of earlier Harappan and late Harappan culture. Both these cultures had existed in the same area of the Harappan civilisation according to the information given by Archaeological Survey of India.
Early Harappan culture comprised of the beginning of various strategies such as emergence of ploughs, canals and wells for the purpose of practicing irrigation, planned drainage system, burial practices, practice of bathing in 'The Great Bath' during auspicious occasions etc.
Late Harappan culture refers to the successor cultures after the end of mature Harappan culture due to many reasons such as deforestation, climatic change, excessive floods, the shifting or drying up of rivers, over use of the landscape.
Research done in various Harappan civilisations give us evidences of disappearance of mature Harappan culture such as disappearance of distinctive ate facts of the civilisation such as weights, seals, special beads, etc. Writing, long- distance long-trade, and craft specialisation also disappeared. It appears that a strong unifying element, perhaps the Harappan state came to an end. This was also evidenced by disappearance of seals, the script, shift from a standardised weight system to the use of local weights, and decline and abandonment of cities. House construction techniques deteriorated and large public structures were deteriorated and large public structures were no longer produced.
Overall, artifacts and settlements indicate a rural way of life called Late Harappan also called 'successors culture' .
This was a very important article for everyone to understand these basic concepts regarding Indus valley civilisation also called Harappan civilisation.
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