Which one among the following is not true of bead-making as a salient feature of mature Harappan crafts ?
[amp_mcq option1=”Harappan beads were made of gold, copper, shell, lapis lazuli, ivory and a variety of semi-precious stones” option2=”Archaeologists have identified beadmakers’ shops on the basis of assemblages of unfinished objects” option3=”At Chanhudaro, tools, furnaces and beads in various stages of preparations have been found” option4=”The structure at Banawali yielded many beads in finished, semi-finished and unfinished states” correct=”option4″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2014
– Statement B is true. Archaeologists identify craft production sites like bead-making workshops by finding clusters of tools, raw materials, unfinished objects, waste products, and finished goods.
– Statement C is true. Chanhudaro is a prominent Harappan site specifically known for being a major centre for craft production, including bead making. Excavations there have yielded extensive evidence of bead production processes, tools, furnaces, and beads in different stages of manufacture.
– Statement D is the statement that is *not true* or at least less accurate compared to the well-documented evidence from other sites like Chanhudaro. While Banawali did have evidence of bead making, the specific description of a ‘structure’ yielding beads in ‘various stages’ is most strongly associated with sites like Chanhudaro or Lothal, which are more famously known as bead-manufacturing hubs with clear workshop structures. Banawali is known for other finds like a ploughed field and a street pattern, but the description in D is not its most salient feature regarding bead-making compared to Chanhudaro.