Finding out About craft production

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Chanhudaro , 7 hectares

Mohenjodaro , 125 hectares

- Chanhudaro devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weight-making.

- materials used to make beads -

 stones like carnelian (of a beautiful red colour), jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite.

metals like copper , bronze and gold

shell like faience and terracottta or burnt clay.

- their shapes were numerous - disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shped, segmented. And decorated by incising or painting.

- Techniques for making beads depends upon materials.

eg: Steatite , a very soft stone mixed with other materials.

- Red colour of Carnelian was obtained by firing the yellowish raw materials and beads at various stages of production.

- Grinding , polishing and drilling completed the process.

- specialised drills have been found at Chanhudaro, Lothal and Dholavira.

- Nageshwar and Balakot , both the settlements are near coast , were specialised centres for making shell objects - including bangles, ladles and inlay.

- Finished products like beads , shell were taken to the large urban centres such as Mohenjodaro and Harappa.

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MCQs

1. which of the following sites , the evidence of beads workshop has been found?

a. Harappa

b. Mohenjodaro

c. Lothal

d. Chanhudaro

2. The site where lipstick, comb, perfume, circular bricks, designed of elephant, crocodile, dog chasing a cat evidences have been found.

a. Lothal

b. Mohenjodaro

c. Harappa

d. Chanhudaro

3. when did the excavation of Chanhudaro start?

a. 1931

b. 1935

c. 1960

d. 1920

4. which place where Jukkhar and Jhakkar culture was developed in 1800 BCE.

a. chanhudaro

b. Lothal

c. Mohenjadaro

d. Kalibangan

5. what was the area of Mohenjodaro?

a. 105 hectare

b. 125 hectare

c. 97 hectare

d. 7 hectare

6. who excavated Chanhudaro?

a. Daya Ram Sahni

b. Rakhal DAs Banerji

c. N.G. Majumdar

d. S.N. Sen

7. which of the following site where the evidence of ink has been found?

a. Kalibangan

b. Lothal

c. Chanhudaro

d. Mohenjodaro

8. Red colour of Carnelian was obtained by firing the ................

a. brown raw materials

b. yellow raw materials

c. white raw materials

d. grey raw materials

9. which of the following settlements were specialised centres for making shell objects.

a. Nageshwar and Balakot

b. Lothal

c. Chanhudaro

d. Mohenjodaro

10. specialised drills have been found at 

a. Chanhudaro

b. Lothal

c. Dholavira

d. Both a,b, and c

Answer :  1-d ,2-d,3-a,4-a,5-b,6-c,7-c,8-b,9-a,10-d  

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Beads making.





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Chanhudaro seals




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