Which of the following Harappan settlement was almost exclusively devoted to craft production? |
Harappa Mohenjodaro Kalibangan Chanhudaro |
Chanhudaro |
The correct answer is Option (4) → Chanhudaro Chanhudaro is a tiny settlement (less than 7 hectares), almost exclusively devoted to craft production including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making. The variety of materials used to make beads is remarkable: stones like carnelian, jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite; metals like copper, bronze and gold; and shell, faience, and terracotta or burnt clay. Some beads were made of two or more stones, cemented together, some of stone with gold caps. The shapes were numerous-disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, segmented. |