Question: Analyse the relevance of the Indus valley seals for our knowledge of the Indus valley civilisation.
Answer: The Indus valley seals can be generally described as a square or rectangular plaque made from engraving steatite stone then hardening it with heat. The seals bore an emblem and a brief inscription. They provide us with an immense amount of information on script, trade and communication, and religion in the Indus Valley, which are major the major aspects for our knowledge of the Indus Valley Civilisation....(short extract)
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- Subject: Archeology
- Course: Archeology
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: Not available
- Words: 777
- Date submitted: March 02, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 871
