an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles‚ in either right-facing (卐) form or its mirrored left-facing (卍) form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period and was first found in the Indus Valley Civilization of the Indian Subcontinent. It occurs today in the modern day culture of India‚ sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol; it remains widely used in Eastern and Dharmic religions such as Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism
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The reading promotes the three theories that might have caused the Harappan civilization to come to sudden end. However‚ this contradicts the claim made in the reading by insisting that it is impossible to know what exactly happened to the Harappan civilization. First of all‚ the lecturer states that it is hard to say that the downfall of the Harappans were caused by outside invaders as there is no physical evidence that supports this claim. The lecturer points out that it was not just single
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paintings‚ belonging to the prehistoric age. Thereafter‚ an advanced town planning is seen in Harappa and Mohenjodaro‚ with their centrally planned cities indicating a highly developed architecture. Another remarkable example of sculpture from Harappan civilization comes in the form of the dancing girl from Mohenjodaro. The use of symbolic forms in India is as old as the Harappan seals. The fire altars of the Vedic period‚ with their astronomical and mathematical significance also play an important role
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Fresh excavations to start at largest Harappan site After a gap of 13 years‚ excavation work will start once again at Rakhigarhi‚ estimated to be the largest Harappan civilization site located in Hisar district of Haryana. This early Harappan settlement‚ considered bigger than Mohenjo-daro‚ was listed among the 10 most endangered heritage sites in Asia just last year by the Global Heritage Fund‚ which is‚ incidentally‚ partnering with city-based Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute
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developments‚ the most prominent being the first civilizations‚ Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. They had many similarities‚ such as characteristics of early civilizations and social structures‚ but they also had their differences. The most embossed differences included the divergent geography‚ prior belief‚ trade‚ relations with other civilizations‚ and politics. The earliest societies‚ such as Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt exhibiting indicator traits of civilization developed along the floodplains of great
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Calla Thompson Humanities: Early Civilization Indus Valley Civilization and the Aryan Invasion Theory Of the four major early civilizations‚ consisting of Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and China‚ the Indus Valley Civilization is the biggest mystery by far. Due to the fact that the script of the civilization remains undeciphered‚ historians have to rely on remaining evidence of the civilization to learn about the culture. Located in present day Pakistan‚ northwest India‚ and eastern Afghanistan‚ Harappa
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Description The Harappan seal in the Edward Gans Collection (Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology‚ University of California at Berkeley‚ Slide 1) is a classic fired white steatite square Harappan seal of 29mm x 29mm. The unicorn motif and the square shape are predominant features of Harappan seals‚ the carving is finely executed and the seal is well preserved. During the Mohenjo-daro excavations of 1927-1931‚ in which this seal was unearthed‚ 388 unicorn seals were found (Mackay 1938). Mackay
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The Mesopotamians named the Indus Valley Civilization‚ Meluhha. At first‚ archaeologists weren’t so sure that Meluhha was‚ in fact‚ the Indus‚ however when they did further research‚ it became a reality. The Sumerian tablets had written records of Mesopotamia trading with Meluhha and were first time it was mentioned by Sargon the Great. To further signify that Meluhha was‚ in fact‚ a city in the Indus Valley Civilization‚ Indian archeologist‚ Ratnagar‚ Shereen identified all the products from Meluhha
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Seals were common items in Medieval England during the time of 1150 to 1350. Seals were used for a variety of exchanges‚ the most frequent being land agreement but any document that needed proof of identity were used by seals. A seal is composed of two parts‚ the wax seal and the metal matrix which combined form a seal. Seals were a common part of society as then were used to exchange documents and many different social classes within England had a seal. Seals were used in a personal capacity:
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Seal is a programme implemented into schools in 2003; this is the schools choice at present if they wish to still enforce this programme‚ though this is likely to be in most schools already. Seal is a programme that highlights the importance of effective good learning‚ positive behaviours‚ uninterrupted attendance and emotional wellbeing. This falls under 3 ‘waves’ The first wave is basically the school creating a happy healthy stimulating environment where children can be taught social and emotional
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