Copper Hoards of the Doab Zone

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What is the characteristic feature of the Copper Hoard type that distinguishes it from the other type?

A thickened top

What is the major difference in the forging techniques used for the Chandoli dagger and the Copper Hoard swords?

The method of casting the blade

What is the ratio of total length to blade in the Doab specimens?

5

What is the length of the antennae in the Kallur swords?

<p>1 inch</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why can the Lothal specimen not be an anthropomorphic figure?

<p>It breaks near the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason why the Copper Hoard types and the Chandoli dagger cannot be lumped together?

<p>They have different forging techniques</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which longitude range are the advanced types of copper hoards found?

<p>78°-84°E</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is unique about the anthropomorph, antennae sword, and barbed harpoon types?

<p>They are diagnostic of the Doab zone</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are the rings, flat and shouldered celts, and double axes not considered significant?

<p>They are ubiquitous and lack distinctiveness</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the size of the double axes reported from Bhagrapir?

<p>18% inches X 15% inches</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the so-called Lothal anthropomorph found?

<p>Lothal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the division into the Doab zone type and the Plateau zone type?

<p>It is based on ecological and typological differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of the anthropomorph's head?

<p>Blunted head</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the proposed use of the antennae swords?

<p>To trap big game</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible way to manipulate the anthropomorph missile?

<p>By manipulating its center of gravity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the harpoon primarily used for?

<p>Killing big fish</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a possible consequence if the anthropomorph missile's forearms strike a bird?

<p>The bird will be cut</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main use of the axes?

<p>To cut wood</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who provided the drawing of Figure 2?

<p>Sri S.R.Rao</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the book written by D.H. Gordon?

<p>Prehistoric Background of Indian Culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote the paper 'Metal technology of the Harappa culture and its socio-economic implications'?

<p>D.P.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the publication by A.H. DANI?

<p>Prehistory and Protohistory of Eastern India</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year was the Annual Report of the Archaeological Department published?

<p>1938-1939</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote the book 'The Copper Bronze Age in India'?

<p>AGRAWAL and AGRAWAL</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did HEGDE, K.T.M. conduct metallographic studies on chalcolithic objects?

<p>1964</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote about the coming of the Aryans and the end of the Harappan civilization in 1956?

<p>HEINE-GELDERN, R.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the title of the book written by PIGGOTT, S. in 1950?

<p>Prehistoric India to 1000 B.C.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote about the Indo-Iranian or Western Asiatic relations between 1700 and 1200 B.C. in 1963?

<p>SANKALIA, H.D.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote about Archaeological Traces of the Vedic Aryans in 1936?

<p>HEINE-GELDERN, R.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote about Southeast Asia and the West in 1967?

<p>SOLHEIM, W.G., II</p> Signup and view all the answers

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