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Bricks, Beads and Bones The Harappan Civilisation — History STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryBricks, Beads and Bones The Harappan Civilisation3 Marks
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“The Archaeological records provide no immediate answer to the Harappa’s central authority.” Analyse different views given on the same.
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The Archaeological records provide no answer to the Harappa's central authority'.
  1. A large building found at Mohenjodaro labelled as a palace by archaeologists but no spectacular finds were associated with it.
  2. A stone statue was labelled and continues to be known as the "priest-king"
  3. The ritual, practices of the Harappan civilisation are not well understood yet nor are there any means of knowing whether those who performed them also held.political power.
  4. Some archaeologists are of the opinion that Harappan society had no rulers, and that everybody enjoyed equal status.
  5. Others fee! there was no single ruler but several, that Mohenjodaro had a separate ruler, Harappa another, and so forth.
  6. Yet others argue that there was a single state-
  7. the last theory seems the most plausible, as it is unlikely that entire communities could have collectively made and implemented such complex decisions.

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