SSC Descriptive Writing Precis Writing SSC-CGL (TIER-III) - Passage on Harappan Man

PASSAGE ON HARAPPAN MAN

What did the Harappan man look like? Was he well built? How tall was he? What were his facial features? Was the color of his skin eyes and hair? What were the dietary habits of the Harappan

The answers to these questions, winch have been puzzling archaeologists for several decades, he in the DNA test results of four skeletons excavated from Rakhigarhi a Harappan site in Haryana. The results are expected m July. The tests are Jointly conducted archaeologists of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institution of Sue and forensic scientists from Seoul National University, South Korea. Two of the Sectors belonging to the Mature Harappan period (2600-1900 BPE) are of adult males, one is of an adult female, and the fourth is of a child.  

The growth and development of the Harappan civilization can be divided into Early Harappan 3000-2600 BCE mature Harappan (2600-1900 BCE) and Late Harappan (2600-1900 BCE) phases for the first time, we are going to show the world what the Harappan man looked like. It will be a breakthrough in Harappan studies," said Vasant Shinde, director of the excavation at Rakhigarhi and a specialist on Harappan civilization. He is the vice-Chancellor of Deccan College, a deemed university  

"The excavation at Rakhigarhi. 25 kilometers from Jind town in Haryana's Hisar district is conducted Jointly by Deccan College and the Haryana Department of Archaeology. Twenty one trenchers, besides the four burials, were dug during the excavation which began on January 23 and ended in the third week of April

"We excavated the burials scientifically at Rakhigarhi. If you want to study the DNA you have to avoid contamination. So we took precautions. We wore suits, glove and masks all four skeletons were in good condition," said Shinde.

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HARAPPAN CIVILIZATION

The physical and preference of the Harapan man can now be understood with the DNA testing of the four skeletons found m Rakhigarhi. Harappan civilization is divided into three phases early mature and late. The archaeologists from a Pune-based institute and forensic scientists from south korea-based university are working on this 21 trenches were found, and the experts are taking precaution to prevent contamination of the site.