Correct Answer - Option 2 : Iron
The correct answer is Iron.
The Harappan people were aware of almost all the metals except iron.
- They manufactured gold and silver objects.
- But the use of silver was more common than gold.
- A large number of silver ornaments, dishes, etc. have been discovered.
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Harappan civilization has been dated between 2600 B.C–1900 BC and is one of the oldest civilizations of the world.
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Harappan civilization was discovered in 1920–22 when two of its most important sites were excavated.
- These were Harappa on the banks of the river Ravi and Mohenjodaro on the banks of the Indus.
- The first was excavated by D. R. Sahani and the second by R.D. Bannerji.
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John Marshall was the first scholar to use the term 'Indus Civilization.
- The Indus Valley Civilization belongs to Proto-Historic Period( Chalcolithic Age/ Bronze Age.
- The chief food crops included wheat, barley, sesamum, mustard, peas, jujube, etc
- The Indus Valley Civilization stretched in all direction such as:
| Direction |
Sites |
| Northern-most site |
Manda(Chenab), Jammu and Kashmir(now) |
| Southern-most site |
Daimabad(Pravara), Maharashtra |
| Eastern-most site |
Alamgirpur(Hindon), Uttar Pradesh |
| Western-most site |
Sutkagendor(Dashk) Makran Coast, Pakistan- Iron Border. |
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Copper:
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A number of copper tools and weapons have also been discovered.
- The common tools included an axe, saws, chisels, knives, spearheads and arrowheads.
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Copper was brought mainly from Khetri in Rajasthan.
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Gold:
- Gold might have been obtained from the Himalayan riverbeds and South India, and silver from Mesopotamia.
