The Indus Civilization c10.2

c10.2

A VERY interesting aspect of the discoveries made in the Indus valley is the large number of toys and objects used in games which have been unearthed both at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. Those that have survived are made of pottery, shell, and ivory, but wood must also have been largely used for this purpose, although it has, of course, long since perished. The favourite toy seems to have been a little pottery cart, to judge from the number of specimens, usually in a damaged condition, which have been found. These miniature carts are practically identical in design, on a small scale, with the farm carts seen in the villages round Mohenjo-daro to-day, and the presence of these toys in the city is ample proof that the full-sized vehicle was well known and in constant use in the Indus valley. No model which can be said to represent a war-chariot, or anything like it, has yet come to light, which supports the view that these people were not war-like and were unthreatened by enemies until their civilization was nearing its end.