If the horse is a conclusive sign of Aryan presence, then it is in India long before the Harappan Civilization in Neolithic sites. |
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Sanghol, is a multi-period site with evidence of late Harappan Bara culture and Sunga, Kushan, Gupta and Medieval periods. |
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Archaeological remains have been found of altars, Harappan script and crafts. |
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Similarly, rice is not known to the Rigveda and the Avesta, while it is present in several Harappan sites within and outside the Indus valley. |
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Moreover, a terracotta horse-like figurine with a saddle on its back has been found in Balu in the Harappan urban phase. |
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It is the Mundas who brought rice cultivation from Southeast Asia to the Ganga basin, whence it reached the Indus Valley towards the end of the Harappan age. |
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Further, the widespread occurrence of inscriptions in the Harappan script almost certainly indicates the use of a single lingua franca. |
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It houses an impressive collection of artefacts from the pre-historic and Harappan periods. |
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South of Muscat, remnants of Harappan pottery indicate some level of contact with the Indus Valley Civilisation. |
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At this time, Aryan society consisted of largely tribal and pastoral groups, distinct from the Harappan urbanisation which had been abandoned. |
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Lothal was the site of a Harappan, or Indus Valley Civilization city, more than 4,000 years ago. |
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Ewald suggests that cholera was responsible for the decentralization and migration of the Harappan civilization. |
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The Harappan culture continued to make painted and plain pottery, clean slipware and redware, with pinched and incised decorations. |
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As mentioned above, an Early Harappan settlement lies beneath the later remains, and the main Harappan township has a layout strikingly similar to that of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. |
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Third in importance among excavated Harappan sites is Kalibangan, which stands on the left bank of the dry bed of the Saraswati River in northern Rajasthan. |
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Whatever may be the answers to the questions concerning the Middle Eastern texts and the Harappan peoples, the reasons for the split of the Indo-Aryans and Iranians are not known. |
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There the remains of a small Harappan colony, presumably sited so as to provide control of the lapis lazuli export trade originating in neighbouring Badakhshan, have been excavated by a French team. |
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The Harappan remains include a cemetery and a fortified citadel. |
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Most known examples of Harappan script are also inscribed on these seals. |
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