Which of the following artefact has not been found at the Indus Valley Civilisation sites?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Diamond jewellery
Little pots of faience, gold jewellery (recovered from hoards) and shell objects such as bangles, ladles and inlay have all been found at Harappan sites, but diamond jewellery is not among the Harappan finds.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.2 Looking for ‘luxuries’ … Archaeologists assume objects were luxuries if they are rare or made from costly, non-local materials or with complicated technologies. Thus, little pots of faience (a material made of ground sand or silica mixed with colour and a gum and then fired) were probably considered precious because they were difficult to make.… 4.2 Looking for ‘luxuries’ … Gold too was rare, and as at present, probably precious – all the gold jewellery found at Harappan sites was recovered from hoards. 5. Finding Out About Craft Production … If you locate Nageshwar and Balakot on Map 1, you will notice that both settlements are near the coast. These were specialised centres for making shell objects – including bangles, ladles and inlay – which were taken to other settlements.…” |