Q. Consider the following statements:
- Shortughai is an early Harappan settlement in Iran.
- Harappans imported lapis lazuli and rubies from Badakshan and tin from Central Asia and Afghanistan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Only 2
Notes:
- The mature Harappan settlement of Shortughai in north-east Afghanistan is a small (2.5 ha) and isolated site believed to have been a trading colony. Trade in this context could be based, on the Harappan side, on the lapis lazuli and rubies of Badakhshan and tin of central Asia and Afghanistan.