Bricks, Beads and Bones The Harappan Civilisation — History STD 12 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesHistoryBricks, Beads and Bones The Harappan Civilisation3 Marks
Question
What were the differences in the techniques adopted by J. Marshall and R.E.M. Wheeler in studying Harappan civilisation?
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Answer
John Marshal tended to excavate along regular horizontal units, measured uniformly throughout the mound, ignoring the stratigraphy of the site., all the artefacts recovered from the same unit were grouped together, found at different stratigraphic layers. Valuable information about the context was irretrievably lost.
R.E.M. Wheeler recognised that it was necessary to follow the stratigraphy of the mound rather than dig mechanically along uniform horizontal lines.
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