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OWN O) Ya my, wean) These seals, found at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus River valley in present-day Pakistan, have been dated to 2500 BC. (Source: North Park University, Chicago, Illinois) elegant depictions of animals, including a "unicorn-like" figure [see upper left of pho- tograph at left, and close-up photograph below], and marked with Indus script writ- ing which still baffles scholars. These seals are dated back to 2500 BC. The seal of the "unicorn-like" animal found in Mohenjo-Daro measures 29 millimetres (1.14 inches) on each side and is made of heated steatite. Steatite is an easily carved soft stone that becomes hard after firing. On the top of the seal are four pic- tographs of an as-yet-undeciphered Indus script, one of the first writing systems in history. — LMH oo References — Books ¢ Cremo, Michael and Richard Thompson, Forbidden Archeology, Govardhan Hill Publishing, USA, 1993. References — Websites ¢ http://campus.northpark.edu/history/ WebChron/India/Harappa.html ¢ http://www. harappa.com/har/har0.html ¢ http://www.harappa.com/walk/21.html * www.harappa.com/figurines/iindex.html ¢ http://www.mcremo.com poser rr rrr es ee manuscript that tells of a lake that existed Indian world and existed more than 3,000 * www.harappa.com/figurines/iindex.html in that area, so that account is there insome years ago. The people were literate and http://vww.mcremo.com ancient writings. Now, according to mod- _ used the Dravidian Sanskrit language, only ern geological reporting, about 40,000 part of which has been deciphered today. (Source: Linda Moulton Howe © 2002, years ago Kashmir was indeed a lake in the The artifacts from Harappa and Mohenjo- _http://www.earthfiles.com/earth322.htm; valley of Kashmir in northern India. It was Daro in the Indus valley of Pakistan are reprinted with permission.) covered by a huge lake and it was blocked extraordinary in on the southern end by a little range of beauty and mountains. And at a certain point, some- detail. thing happened and it broke open and the Mysterious lake drained out. That happened about white rings, 40,000 to 50,000 years ago. made of brick, So, it is interesting that you've got this dot the land- ancient historical record that talks about scape where the this lake. And if it is to be taken literally, Harappan peo- then it means that somebody must have ple lived, but seen this lake as it existed 50,000 years ago archaeologists and somebody wrote about it. ec do not know their function. The Harappan Civilisation, One guess is circa 3000 — 1500 BC that they were Un the recent Bay of Khambhat dis- platforms for covery, two of the oldest advanced spreading and urban centres in India investigated by drying of grains. archaeologists were Harappa and Mohenjo- The first Daro, in present-day Pakistan along the objects to be Indus River. It remains to be seen if any- unearthed from thing at the Bay of Khambhat site resem- Harappa and bles the structures of the very ancient and Mohenjo-Daro i L. mysterious Harappan civilisation. were small Close-up of seal showing a "unicorn-like" animal, found at Mohenjo- The Harappan civilisation is one of the stone seals Daro. At the top are glyphs which are yet to be deciphered. (Source: most mysterious cultures of the ancient inscribed with Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan) oe (Source: Linda Moulton Howe © 2002, http://www.earthfiles.com/earth322.htm; reprinted with permission.) The Harappan Civilisation, circa 3000 — 1500 BC Um the recent Bay of Khambhat dis- covery, two of the oldest advanced urban centres in India investigated by archaeologists were Harappa and Mohenjo- Daro, in present-day Pakistan along the Indus River. It remains to be seen if any- thing at the Bay of Khambhat site resem- bles the structures of the very ancient and mysterious Harappan civilisation. The Harappan civilisation is one of the most mysterious cultures of the ancient 70 ¢ NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2002 WWW.NeXU smagazi ne.com