During an excavation at a Harappan settlement, an archaeologist digs below the floor of a house. She finds a pot whose mouth had been closed with clay. Inside it lie gold and silver ornaments, beads of semi-precious stone and several pieces of broken copper objects. She records the find carefully, noting the position of the pot and of each object inside it, and then compares it with similar finds reported from other Harappan sites.
Archaeologists describe a find of this kind as a hoard. How do they explain the broken copper pieces kept in such a hoard?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → As metal objects saved for reuse by metalworkers
A hoard is a set of objects kept carefully, often in a pot, and it can hold jewellery or metal objects saved for reuse by metalworkers, which explains the broken copper pieces.
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