At burials in Harappan sites, the dead were generally laid in pits. Which of the following items has not been found in the excavations of the graves at Harappa?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Pile of gold coins
Harappan graves held pottery, ornaments, shell rings, beads, microbeads and sometimes copper mirrors, but on the whole the Harappans did not believe in burying precious things with the dead.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.1 Burials … At burials in Harappan sites the dead were generally laid in pits. Sometimes, there were differences in the way the burial pit was made – in some instances, the hollowed-out spaces were lined with bricks. Could these variations be an indication of social differences? We are not sure. Some graves contain pottery and ornaments, perhaps indicating a belief that these could be used in the afterlife. Jewellery has been found in burials of both men and women. In fact, in the excavations at the cemetery in Harappa in the mid-1980s, an ornament consisting of three shell rings, a jasper (a kind of semi-precious stone) bead and hundreds of micro beads was found near the skull of a male. In some instances the dead were buried with copper mirrors. But on the whole, it appears that the Harappans did not believe in burying precious things with the dead.…” |