Chanhudaro
Also called: Chanhu-daro · Topic: Harappan (Sindhu-Sarasvati) Civilisation · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 1 "Bricks, Beads and Bones"
Meaning
Chanhudaro is a small Harappan settlement in Sindh, Pakistan, south of Mohenjo-daro. It covers less than 7 hectares, while Mohenjo-daro covers about 125 hectares. It was almost wholly a craft town. People there made beads, cut shell, worked metal, and made seals and weights. It shows that some Harappan settlements specialised in making goods.
Example
Archaeologists found specialised drills for boring holes in beads at Chanhudaro. Similar drills were also found at Lothal and Dholavira. Along with raw materials, half-finished objects and waste, these finds mark Chanhudaro as a manufacturing centre during the Mature Harappan phase (c. 2600–1900 BCE).
Don't confuse with
- Mohenjo-daro: a large city in Sindh with the Great Bath and a planned layout. Chanhudaro was a tiny settlement focused mainly on crafts.
Related concepts
- Harappan bead-making
- Carnelian
- Carnelian beads
- Steatite
- Faience
- Lapis lazuli
- Shortughai
- Khetri copper region
- Harappan bronze
- Daimabad bronzes