Notebook Indus Valley Part 2

Indus Valley Part2

Powerpoint presentation on Indus Valley Jewellery

Clay Beads

Get to know more about the Indus Valley Civilization

BBC program for kids on Indus Valley.

Meet Professor Indus! He's an archaeologist - that's a bit like a detective. He searches for evidence or clues about how people used to live long ago.

Discover the Lost City of Mohenjo-Daro that existed over 4,000 years ago. Find out about the people
who once lived there!

Click here to join Professor Indus in a thrilling expedition to the Indus Valley.

Visit Mohenjo-Daro without stepping out of your home. Beautiful slideshow by Jonathan Kenoyer.

Mohenjo Daro, or "Mound of the Dead" is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE. It was one of the first world and ancient Indian cities. The site was discovered in the 1920s and lies in Pakistan's Sindh province. Only a handful of archaeologists have excavated here, described in the introduction and illustrated essay Mohenjodaro: An Ancient Indus Valley Metropolis.

These 103 indexed images were taken over 30 years. Most have not been published before.

Click here to see the slideshow.

Figurines from Harappa. Another amazing slideshow.

Click here to view Embodying Indus Life.

Diary from Mohenjo-Daro. This notebook contains information about a collection of objects from Mohenjo-daro.

To view the notebook, click here.

Creating Indus Valley clay toys

Our first coop-class on Indus Valley Civilization at last happened. Once more Idania welcomed us at her home in Pune. Every kid received from her a fabulous looking folder containing the class schedule, an introductive note, the few notebooking pages to be filled for the next class, and colouring pages. Sanyukta said it right when she declared that Idania Aunty is really professional!

Wonderful folders prepared by Idania

After all introductions were done, kids came together in front of the TV to watch Sanyukta's powerpoint presentation on Indus Valley toys. We got to learn that Harappans' favourite plaything was the toy cart.

After listening to the powerpoint presentation, all kids sat down to work with clay. For the purpose, Idania had prepared several loaves of salt dough, enough to create a thousand artifacts and fill Delhi's National Museum.

Here are a few pics of what kids and their creative mums did…

Idania delighted to play with plasticine after more than 3 decades!

Sanyukta delighted about her toy cart







Shrutkriti got ideas about the toothpicks!!



Shrutkriti made it: an Indus Valley porcupine!!

Hema and Sanjyot engaged in a deep discussion!! Topic: How to reinvent the wheel?

A few of our creations!



Muriel's cart. Let's go Lothal by bullock cart!




Idania's cart. Planning to fit the whole family into it!



Not so easy!!



Indus Valley Clay Toys

The animal figurines recovered from the IV sites are of rough workmanship and careless in details. They have a definite childlike air. They might have been made by adults for children to play. Remember Harappan people would have probably been homeschoolers. And like us, they would have scratched their heads, trying to figure out how to entertain their kids. So they might have thought of making these animal figurines to act out popular tales and mythological stories. Do you know what?? Don't tell this to your history teacher. He won't get impressed!!

Power Point Indus Valley Toys

Activities on Indus Valley

Visit Harappa Bazaar
http://www.harappa.com/bazaar/index.html

The Indus Civilization Cart Kit: A step-by-step guide to making an ancient Indus Valley ox cart out of clay.

http://www.harappa.com/bazaar/kids/cart.html

Sarang and Jeevai: A boy from Harappa and a Girl from Mohenjo-daro. A coloring book story about the ancient Indus Valley.
http://www.harappa.com/bazaar/kids/color.html

 
 
 
 
 
 
Teach Indus!
http://www.harappa.com/teach/index.html
 
Indus Education shop
http://www.harappa.com/teach/catalog.html
 
 

 

Indus Valley "Sealing kit"

http://www.harappa.com/teach/replicaseals2.html

 

 

Did you know elephants were already worshipped in the Indus Valley Civilization?

Wow! That is a mammoth news! But how on earth do archeologists know that? Hmmmm…. By looking at the artifacts that have been left behind by the soooo very ancient Harappan people! Read more...