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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.

Which of the following Harappan site does not yield evidence of specialised drills ?

Nageshwar

The correct answer is Option (1) → Nageshwar

Specialised drills have been found at Lothal, Chanhudaro, and more recently at Dholavira too.

Nageshwar and Balakot, 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.