In the Earliest Cities — Social Science STD 6 — Question
Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social ScienceIn the Earliest Cities3 Marks
Question
Write in brief the story of Harappa’s finding.
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Answer
The story of Harappa.
About 152 years ago (1855 A.D.), when railway lines were being laid down for the first time in west Punjab. Engineers stumbled upon the site of Harappa in present-day Pakistan. To them, it appeared like a mount which was a rich source of ready-made, high quality bricks.
The labourers (working on railway-line) carried off thousands of bricks from the walls of the old building of the city (later on named as Harappa) to construct railway lines. Many buildings were completely destroyed.
Then, nearly eighty five years ago (1920 A.D.), archaeologists found the site, and realized that this was one of the oldest cities in the subcontinent. As this was the first city to be discovered.
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