History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2014 History
As the available evidence such as metallic implements for cutting seals clearly shows, one of the following sites was a major centre of production for Harappan seals.
ABalakot
BChanhudaro ✓ Correct
CKot Diji
DLothal
Correct answer: (B) Chanhudaro — Chanhudaro was a major centre of seal production, so the answer is Chanhudaro.
Explanation
★Chanhudaro was a major centre of seal production, so the answer is Chanhudaro.
★The site has yielded metal tools used for cutting and making seals.
★This shows it was a workshop for skilled craft work.
★J.H. Mackay excavated Chanhudaro in 1935.
★It was a Harappan town with no citadel of its own.
★It is known for its bead-making and craft workshops.
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