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Question

At which site was the camel skeleton documented in Mortimer Wheeler’s 1950 excavation photographs, published in the Harappa.com archive?

The correct answer is

Mohenjo-daro

Mohenjo-daro. The archive identifies Wheeler’s photograph of a camel skeleton at this site. Its burial postdates the use of the adjacent buildings, but the exact interval is unknown; the find does not establish exclusive camel presence at one Harappan site.

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Important Questions from Origin - Teaching

  1. Which two Harappan sites are associated, respectively, with an extensive system of water reservoirs and the Great Bath?
    (a) Dholavira
    (b) Mohenjodaro
    (c) Harappa
    (d) Kalibangan
    Choose the correct pair.

  2. Match the archaeological contexts in List I with the sites in List II.
    List I:
    (a) Cemetery R37, including evidence of wooden coffins
    (b) Copper-decorated wooden coffin burials excavated in Uttar Pradesh in 2018
    (c) Joint burials reported from a Harappan cemetery in Gujarat
    (d) The Great Bath in the citadel area
    List II: (i) Harappa; (ii) Lothal; (iii) Mohenjo-daro; (iv) Sanauli

  3. According to V. N. Misra’s 1973 report on Bagor, which statement is NOT correct?

  4. Which of the following pre-historic sites is known for the mass production of microliths?

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