People+&+Events+Indus_jm

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In Mohenjo-Daro, thirty-nine skeletons were found in the different streets and houses, it was determaned that Aryans invaded and murdered many of the people. Indus civilization economy depended on trade. They had a huge trade of pottery, seals, figurines, ornaments, etc., with Central Asia and the Iranian plateau. A toy that may have been used as a whistle was excavated in this city, it is shaped like a bird and made out of terra cotta. To make the sound of a rattle, small bits of clay were inside of it. Indus had over 400 symbles that were found on seals, small tablets, or ceramic pots and over a dozen other materials. A large number of figurines found in Indus Valley is believed that the Harappan people worshipped a Mother goddess symbolizing fertility. In the earlier phases of their culture, the Harappans buried their dead; later in the Harrapan period they started cremating their dead and buried the ashes in burial urns.