The End of the Great Harappan Tradition

abandoned agriculture Anatolia animals appear archaeological argued artefacts bangles beads bone brick Bronze Age building carnelian Cemetery Central centre century Chanhu-daro civilization collapse communication continuity contrast copper craft culture Dales decline DRAIN early eastern economic elements elite evidence example excavators fact factors faience Figure followed forms gold graves groups Harappan Harappan period important indicate Indus Iran ivory Jhukar kind known land language lapis lazuli Late later less Lothal Marshall material mean Mesopotamia metal migration millennium Mohenjo-daro mound moved needs occupation occurred ornaments perhaps period Plate political pottery production record region remains reported represented rich ritual seals settlement shaped shell shows significance skeletons social South South Asia stone structure suggest temple Tepe third town trade tradition trees villages walls western