also interacted with various regions of India and acquired raw materials and processed them. Weights and Measures Harappans had developed proper weights and measures. Since they were involved in commercial transactions, they needed standard measures. Cubical chert weights have been unearthed from Harappan sites.
The weights exhibit a binary system. The ratio of weight is doubled as : : : . The small weight measure of th ratio weighs . grams.
They also used a measuring scale in which one inch was around . cm. Weights made of chert were cubical. They used binary numbering system ( , , , , , , etc.).
They might have been used for weighing jewellery and metal. Seals, Sealing and Scripts Indus seal The seals from various media such as steatite, copper, terracotta and ivory are frequently found in the Harappan sites. The Harappan script has not yet been convincingly deciphered. About , texts have been documented from the Harappan sites.
The longest text has about twenty six signs. XI History - Lesson - - Early India: From the Beginnings to the Indus Civilisation of the Dravidian languages. The archaeological evidence shows movement of the Harappans to the east and the south after the decline of their civilisation. Some of the Harappan people could have moved into different parts of India.
However, only the decipherment of the script would give us a definite answer. city-state like polity. The uniformity in the cultural materials and measurement units point to a central authority during the Harappan times. Authorship and the Making of Indian Culture One school of thought argues that the authors of Harappan Civilisation were speakers Indus Civilisation and Tamil Civilisation The Indus Civilisation represents the first urbanisation of Indian history.
The origin and authorship of the Indus Civilisation are keenly debated historical questions. The Indus script has not yet been conclusively deciphered and hence the authorship is not certain. The graffiti found on the megalithic burial pots of South India and the place names presented are cited to establish the relationship between Indus and Tamil cultures. The archaeological evidence points to several groups