The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is:
U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996
A. Rock edicts
B. Writing in terracotta seals
C. Archaeological excavations
D. All of the above
Answer: Archaeological excavations
Option c is the correct answer
The important source of knowledge about Harappan culture is archaeological excavations. Writing in terracotta seals of Harapan period is not yet deciphered. There is no evidence of rock edicts as source of knowledge about Harappan culture.
Important Tips
Archaeological
Sites of
Indus Valley
Civilization Description/Discovery /
Findings Harappa Excavated by Daya Ram Sahni in
1921-1923.
Situated on the bank of river
Ravi in Montgomery district of
Punjab (Pakistan). Mohenjo-Daro Excavated by RD Bannerji in 1922.
Situated on the Bank of river Indus in Larkana district of Punjab (Pakistan). Chanhudaro (Sindh, Pakistan) Excavated by NG Majumdar in 1931.
Situated on the Bank of river Indus in Sindh, Pakistan. Lothal (Gujarat) Excavated by SR Rao in 1954. Situated on the bank of river Bhogava. Kalibanga (Black Bangles), Rajasthan Excavated by BB Lal in 1961. Situated on the bank of river Ghaggar Dholavira Excavated by JP Joshi in 1967-68. Situated on the bank of river Luni of Kachchh district in Gujarat. Surkotada (Gujarat) Excavated by JP Joshi in 1972. Situated between the rivers Sabarmati and the Bhogavo. Banawali (Haryana) Excavated by RS Bisht in 1973. Situated on the bank of river Saraswati.
Sites of
Indus Valley
Civilization Description/Discovery /
Findings Harappa Excavated by Daya Ram Sahni in
1921-1923.
Situated on the bank of river
Ravi in Montgomery district of
Punjab (Pakistan). Mohenjo-Daro Excavated by RD Bannerji in 1922.
Situated on the Bank of river Indus in Larkana district of Punjab (Pakistan). Chanhudaro (Sindh, Pakistan) Excavated by NG Majumdar in 1931.
Situated on the Bank of river Indus in Sindh, Pakistan. Lothal (Gujarat) Excavated by SR Rao in 1954. Situated on the bank of river Bhogava. Kalibanga (Black Bangles), Rajasthan Excavated by BB Lal in 1961. Situated on the bank of river Ghaggar Dholavira Excavated by JP Joshi in 1967-68. Situated on the bank of river Luni of Kachchh district in Gujarat. Surkotada (Gujarat) Excavated by JP Joshi in 1972. Situated between the rivers Sabarmati and the Bhogavo. Banawali (Haryana) Excavated by RS Bisht in 1973. Situated on the bank of river Saraswati.