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Archaeologists have discovered stone seals from the Indus River Valley civilization in both Israel and Iraq. What isthe most common theory for how these seals came to be located Israel and Iraq?
A
Chandragupta Maurya
B
caste system
C
Han
D
Merchants from the Indus River Valley traded with merchants from the Middle East.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Archaeologists have discovered stone seals from the Indus River Valley civilization in both Israel and Iraq. What is the most common theory for how these seals came to be located Israel and Iraq? The seals were stolen by invaders and hidden in other lands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the seals were made of steatite, which is a kind of soft stone. A few of them were also made of terracotta, gold, agate, chert, ivory and faience. The standard Harappan seal was square in shape with a 2X2 dimension.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the most common theory for how these seals came to be located in the Indus River Valley? Severe weather caused the seals to be carried across the ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -These seals have a hole for thread, presumably, they were used as amulets or worn as a necklace. Most of the seals have symbols or pictographic scripts on one side, which are believed to be the script of the Indus Valley Civilization. Most of these scripts were written from right to left.

Detailed explanation-5: -This seal was found in the 1870s and led to the discovery of an ancient civilisation in the Indus Valley. It was probably used to close documents and mark packages of goods. This suggests that the Indus civilisation was part of an extensive long-distance trading network.

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