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Explain the techniques of craft production, especially bead making at the Harappan sites of Lothal and Chanhudaro.

Answer:

Technique of making beads:

(a) Stealite is a very soft stone, was easily worked. Some beads were moulded out of a paste made with stealite powder. Then they were made in variety of shapes. Microbeads were also made of stealite.

(b) Red colour of carnelian was obtained by firing the yellowish raw material and heads at various stages of production.

(c) Nodules were clipped into rough shapes and then finely flaked into final form. Grinding, polishing and drilling completed the process.