The 'Late Harappan' culture is marked by:

(A) Long distance trade and writing were prominent during this phase.
(B) Disappearance of distinctive artefacts of the civilisation.
(C) House construction technique deteriorated.
(D) Large public structures were no longer produced.
(E) Overall artefacts and settlement indicate rural way of life.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(B), (C), (D), (E) Only

The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C), (D), (E) Only

The 'Late Harappan' culture is marked by the following features:

(B) Disappearance of distinctive artefacts of the civilisation.
(C) House construction technique deteriorated.
(D) Large public structures were no longer produced.
(E) Overall artefacts and settlement indicate rural way of life.

There is evidence that by c. 1800 BCE most of the Mature Harappan sites in regions such as Cholistan had been abandoned. Simultaneously, there was an expansion of population into new settlements in Gujarat, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. In the few Harappan sites that continued to be occupied after 1900 BCE there appears to have been a transformation of material culture, marked by the disappearance of the distinctive artefacts of the civilisation (STATEMENT B)  – weights, seals, special beads. Writing, long-distance trade, and craft specialisation also disappeared. In general, far fewer materials were used to make far fewer things. House construction techniques deteriorated (STATEMENT C), and large public structures were no longer produced (STATEMENT D). Overall, artefacts and settlements indicate a rural way of life (STATEMENT E) in what are called “Late Harappan” or “successor cultures”

The only incorrect statement is:

Statement (A): Long distance trade and writing were prominent during this phase. It is incorrect because writing, long-distance trade, and craft specialisation also disappeared in the Late Harappan Phase.