A view of the mounds at the 4MSR site near Binjor.
Sanjay Kumar Manjul, Director of the Institute of Archaeology and also Director of Excavation at 4MSR, examining a painted pot. Manjul is a specialist in ceramics.
A perforated pot found in a trench. A rare feature of the site is that a perforated jar, a perforated pot and a perforated bowl have been found, all telltale signs a Mature Harappan culture.
A.K. Pandey, Deputy Director of Excavation, points to the mud-brick structures and a pestle in a trench. The trench also yielded ovens and hearths. At right is a silo lined with mud for storing grains.
A view of the trench with rooms made of mud bricks.
A view of the trenches, which have revealed mud-brick structures, silos for storing grains, and ovens and hearths.
A trench full of pots, jars and other ceramics. It was perhaps a storehouse for grains.
A razor blade (left) and a broken celt, both made of copper. Harappan culture belonged to the Bronze Age.
A variety of beads found at the site, which yielded evidence of industrial activity to make beads from semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli, carnelian, faience, agate and steatite.
A chert blade. Such blades were used for skinning hunted animals.
Painted terracota pottery.
A perforated bowl, with a hole at the bottom, a rare occurence in Harappan sites.
A potsherd with a painted flower.
A potsherd with a painting of a lion or an animal belonging to the cat family. The animal's elongated body shows the 'Kulli" style of painting of Afghanistan.
Ceramics, includinga painted pot with a handle, another rarity.
Copper rings.
A terracota figurine of a humped bull.
Fabric marks on a piece of clay. Spindle whorls have been found, indicating that the residents there knew how to weave fine fabrics.
The impression of a seal on clay, indicating that tax had been paid on goods. This confirms that the site had trade with other Harappan settlements.
A part of a gold ear ornament. It is rare to find gold ornaments at Harappan sites. However, gold tubular beads have been found at Khirsara and Lothal, both in Gujarat.
A cubicular weight made of chert stone.
The fire altar, with a yasti made of an octagonal brick.
An idli-shaped terracota cake that retained heat and was used to keep milk warm for children in winter.
The skeleton of a woman, about 40 years old. The ASI archaeologists are identifying the grave goods in the trench to determine whether the skeleton belongs to the Early Harappan, Mature Harappan or a later period.
Students of the Institute of Archaeology, New Delhi, and staff of the ASI taking part in the excavation at 4MSR. In the back row, A.K. Pandey is seen showing an instrument used in the excavation. On his left is Sanjay Kumar Manjul.
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