Discuss the Harappan civilization and its significance

Found on sites - used for many purposes (estimated)

Small tablets with writing & images initiated

Importance in socio-economic life:

(i) Prestige in Mesopotamian style demonstrates long-standing civilized structure of trade

(ii) The material used varied from steatite to fiance

Showing possible social stratification & exquisite craftsmanship:

(i) Seals were found in streets

(ii) Incense & pictographic script

(iii) Animals like bull, tiger, deer, cattle

Importance - understands religious life:

(i) Peshotok Makachen seal - shows 'Mota Shive' worship - associated animals

(ii) Sexuism society in terms & plurality in belief systems

Bull, pipal tree, yoni worship

(i) Seals show possible & non-structural worship - no temples, pyramids

Heavy settlements in semi-arid regions:

(ii) They even may have been breached canals - Rigel theory on seals

(iii) Evidence of levies shifting cause, change in monsoon - Later leading to decline

(iv) Migration patterns used to settlement structure - need rare evidence

On Deepening the Harappan spirit beyond provide more clues about without unity, reasons for settlement.