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Indus Valley_National Geographic Magazine 6/2000 87 images Created 1 Apr 2021

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  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecti ng birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for fo od, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_2355333.TIF
  • Mendicants or beggar pilgrims at a town fair.
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  • Excavators examine layers in the face of a trench in Harappa, Pakistan.  The Indus civilization is being studied at the site.
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  • A hunter near Mohenjo Caro, Pakistan, uses an egret headdress as a decoy to stalk birds on the Indus River.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653335.TIF
  • Mendicants or beggar pilgrims at a town fair.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071255.TIF
  • Women workers move dirt out of a giant reservoir of water.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071242-2.TIF
  • A man washes laundry on a bank of the Ravi River in Harappa, Pakistan.  During the Harappan period the river was along the excavation site.  Due to so much silt, the river is now a few kilometers outside of town.
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  • Wearing a decoy, a Mohanis fisherman captures a heron in the Indus River.
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  • A bird hunter wearing a heron decoy in the Indus River.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071243.TIF
  • Bird hunters trap herons in the Indus River.
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  • Laborers at a brick factory.
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  • A worker digs newly fired bricks from a pit.  Another sits nearby smoking.
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  • The current market and trading scene in Lahore.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071280.TIF
  • As a group of women (possibly students) looks on, the excavators examine the si des of a trench at the Harappa site.
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  • Laborers gather for a wedding in Harappa town. These laborers work in the archeological area and often drums are used as they dig the pits by hand.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_652798.TIF
  • Using long wooden ladders, workers excavate and examine the walls of ancient Ha rappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_652799.TIF
  • Remains of the old city in Mohenjo-Daro.
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  • A 5000-year-old pottery vessel, with the image of a waterbird and a net painted on it, shows that people of the ancient Indus civilization hunted birds.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653329.TIF
  • Glazed tiles cover the 17th century Mastid Nazir Khan mosque in Lahore, Pakistan.
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  • A bust statue of a priest king wearing a decorative tunic and headgear recovered at Mohenjo Daro.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654869.JPG
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for fo od, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872.TIF
  • A factory laborer uses rice husks to fuel the fire for the bricks.
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  • Laborers at a brick factory.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071281.TIF
  • Heroin addict outside the main gate to Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071294.TIF
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872-8.TIF
  • Laborers at a brick factory.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071281-3.TIF
  • Kot Diji is a Harappan site that contains a well-preserved  fort of the Moghul period..
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654905.JPG
  • Mendicants or beggar pilgrims at a town fair.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071249.JPG
  • Street scene in Multan.
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  • The old city area of Lahore.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071252.TIF
  • Wrestlers prepare for competition.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071253.JPG
  • Rug workers using knives similar to Harappan artifacts.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071256.JPG
  • Men bring their camels to a saint's tomb to have their camels healed.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071257.JPG
  • A barbershop in Lahore.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071261.JPG
  • Market scene in Harappa town.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071262.JPG
  • Fishermen carrying nets with terra cotta weights.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071263.TIF
  • A farm outside of Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071265.JPG
  • Fishermen laying nets with terra cotta weights.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071267.JPG
  • A wedding ceremony in old Harappa town.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071268.JPG
  • Women attending a wedding ceremony in old Harappa town.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071269.JPG
  • Street scene in Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071270.JPG
  • Mendicants or beggar pilgrims at a town fair.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071272.JPG
  • The Camel festival outside of Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071273.TIF
  • Street scene outside Ghoray Shah temple.
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  • A temple in old town Lahore.
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  • Men on motorcycles ride on walls while transvestites perform below.
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  • The circus at the Camel Festival.
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  • A gas station in Harappa.
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  • A man poses in a photographic studio.
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  • A barbershop in Lahore.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071290.JPG
  • A funeral at the Ghorah Shah tomb.
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  • Ancient Harappa city walls.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071292.JPG
  • The current market and trading scene in Lahore.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071293.JPG
  • Wrestlers prepare for competition.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071295.JPG
  • Laborers at a brick factory.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071281-2.TIF
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872-7.TIF
  • Clay horses were left as offerings at a the tomb of Ghoray Shah, a saint, in La hore, Pakistan, By placing the offerings, people hoped to have their prayers an swered.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653332.JPG
  • Workers excavate a brick culvert in Harappa, Pakistan.  This culvert is near th e main gate to the city.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653336.JPG
  • Brightly dressed women in Dholavira, Pakistan enter into a doorway, carrying po ttery.
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  • A child plays baseball in a yard where dyed yarn or wool is hung to dry in red bunches.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654913.JPG
  • Zebu cattle pull carts of straw.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071251.JPG
  • A wedding ceremony in old Harappa town.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071254.JPG
  • Mendicants or beggar pilgrims at a town fair.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071258.JPG
  • People bringing offerings to the Ghoray Shah tomb.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071260.JPG
  • Children in the rural countryside outside of Harappa.
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  • A refugee camp outside the gates of Harappa.
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  • An elderly man in a courtyard.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071271.JPG
  • Mendicants or beggar pilgrims at a town fair.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071274.JPG
  • The Camel festival outside of Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071275.JPG
  • The current market and trading scene in Lahore.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071282.JPG
  • A camel festival outside of Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071288.JPG
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872-4.TIF
  • This small clay figurine, with a snake-like face, may have been used as an offe ring.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653333.JPG
  • An ancient brick from Harappa, Pakistan is inscribed with an animal design.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653337.JPG
  • This seal made of clay depicting a bull would have been used like a credit card .  In the streets of the excavation site broken ones are found (like a cut-up c ard and whole ones are found in houses.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653339.JPG
  • The sieve-like vessel in the foreground of this picture is believed to have bee n used in the brewing of alcoholic beverages for festivals.  The vessel was ent ombed as a provision for the afterlife.  The pottery in the background is a col lection of everyday vessels.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_653341.JPG
  • Disposable cups excavated in Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654852.JPG
  • A clay seal with images of zebu and characters as of yet undeciphered. Acording to archeologist Mark Kenoyer, seals such as this one were used somewhat like m odern credit cards.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654867.JPG
  • A seal with tokens that people of ancient Harappa used as form of paying for go ods and services.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654894.JPG
  • Women workers move dirt out of a giant reservoir of water.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071242.JPG
  • A seal representing the last phase at Harappa.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071245.JPG
  • Female figurine from Harappa dated to around 2450 BC.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071247.JPG
  • Figurine with female headdress and male body, carrying an infant.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_1071248.JPG
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872-5.TIF
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872-3.TIF
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872-2.TIF
  • Mohanis fishermen catch herons in the Indus River.  They sneak up on unsuspecting birds by wearing headgear made of heron as a decoy.  Birds are caught for food, as well as for sale and to be trained.
    RANDY OLSON_06569_654872-6.TIF