CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
Question
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Which animal is probably not known to the indus people
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Horse
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Elephant
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Bull
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Sheep
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Unicorn (bull) was the animal most commonly represented on the seals. In fact, horse was an animal that was unknown to the Harappan Civilization.
Detailed explanation-2: -Elephants and cows were in plenty being domesticated by the Indus Valley people. Even though the horse was not commonly used by Indus Valley people, a few fossils of horses were excavated from the valley. But there is no evidence to show the presence of lions in the Indus Valley region has obtained.
Detailed explanation-3: -Iron was not found by the inhabitants of Harappa. Since it was a civilization of the bronze age, many metallurgical developments were made in copper and bronze, but not in iron.
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