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Some Indus seals were used for stamping clay cargo labels with personal names and names of rivers or towns. Others were used for stamping letterhead or signing names.

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What were the indus valley seals used for?

They are used for trade . They are made of terra cotta and have writting and an animal on them . Most seals may have been used to close jars filled with a trade good such as oil. Other seals may contain the text of important myths.


Were the people of indus valley literate or not?

The evidence of thousands of Indus inscriptions and seals found over a wide range of south Asia indicates that many Indus valley people could read and write.


Who did Mesopotamians trade with?

Mesopotamians traded with many. They traded with the Egyptians and the people of the Indus Valley River Civilization. Evidence of Mesopotamians trading with the people of the Indus Valley River Civilization are Indus seals being found in the ruins of Mesopotamia.


What is the weight of a Indus valley seal?

It depends on the size and shape of the seal. Small seals are most probably about 1 to 2 kg


Indus valley religion?

History presents no clear facts about the religion of people of Indus valley civilization. They might have been been nature worshipers, or perhaps followed some Pre-Aryan or Pre-Vedic religion, most probably Jainism (facts relating to Jainism are supported by some of their practices and the seals that have been found there). Some of the Indus seals show figures that resemble Shiva and Skanda, two Hindu deities, however.


What was the indus valley politics?

indus valley politics are good i dont even know what the indus valley is that is why i am reseaching here but they are asking me to anser the question how dumb is that?


What is the first sibillisation in indus?

(civilisation in the Indus Valley)


What tools did Indus valley people use?

Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization which existed between 3300-1300 BCE. Together with Egypt and Mesopotamia is one of the three oldest civilizations. Indus valley people used copper tools like chisels, pickaxes, and saws.


Where is the indus river valley located?

The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization (mature period 2600-1900 BCE) which was centred mostly in the western part of the Indian Subcontinent and which flourished around the Indus river basin. Primarily centered along the Indus and the Punjab region, the civilization extended into the Ghaggar-Hakra River valley and the Ganges-Yamuna Doab, encompassing most of what is now Pakistan, as well as extending into the westernmost states of modern-day India, southeastern Afghanistan and the easternmost part of Balochistan, Iran.


How common people and rich people lived in indus valley civilization?

We do not know. The Indus Valley remains mysterious in many ways.


Why is it termed as the indus valley civilization?

because it is situated near the river indus


Is the indus valley in Asia?

Yes, the Indus Valley is in Asia. To be precise, it is in India. You wouldn't happen to know stuff about the political things would you?