Which one of the following cities of the Indus Valley Civilization was mostly devoted to craft production, including bead making, shell shearing, metalworking, seal making, and weight-making?

Option 4 : Chanhudaro

The correct answer is Chanhudaro.

• Chanhudaro
  • It is a Harappan site.
  • It was a tiny settlement as compared to other Harappan sites such as Mohenjodaro.
  • The site was almost exclusively devoted to craft production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making, and weight-making.
  • The variety of materials used to make beads was remarkable.
  • It contained stones like carnelian (of a beautiful red color), jasper, crystal, quartz, and steatite, metals like copper, bronze, and gold, and shell, faience, and terracotta or burnt clay.
  • Some beads were made of two or more stones, cemented together, some of stones with gold caps.
  • The shapes were numerous – disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, segmented.
  • Some were decorated by incising or painting, and some had designs etched onto them.
  • Specialized drills have been found at Chanhudaro.
  • There is no evidence of Iron ore extraction from Chanhudaro.