Saturday, July 18, 2009

Occupations and Writings

Occupations

-Farmers




People who grow crops and sell them to traders for money.





-Traders


The Indus civilization's economy appears to have depended significantly on trade.







-Potters


Pot makers. The pots are used for cooking and other daily uses.










Writings

Well over 400 distinct Indus symbols (some say 600) have been found on seals, small tablets, or ceramic pots and over a dozen other materials, including a "signboard" that apparently once hung over the gate of the inner citadel of the Indus city of Dholavira.


Ten Indus characters discovered near the northern gate of Dholavira

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