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HARAPPAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1983-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Harappan culture 1, record 1, English, Harappan%20culture
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
from Harappa in Punjab, 3rd millennium B.C. Excavated from 1921 by Marshall and Wheeler. Found: 50 ft citadel mound, inhumation cemetery R37, inhumation or fractional burial, black on red painted pottery, with peacocks, sundry animals, geometric or floral designs, industrial plants, stores, etc. 1, record 1, English, - Harappan%20culture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- culture harrapienne 1, record 1, French, culture%20harrapienne
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- harappan
1, record 2, English, harappan
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
of or relating to a city culture of the Indus valley in the third and second millenniums B.C. characterized by a complex social and economic structure and an art largely concerned with the reproduction of animal forms. 1, record 2, English, - harappan
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Anthropologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- harappéen
1, record 2, French, harapp%C3%A9en
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propre à la civilisation de Harappa. 1, record 2, French, - harapp%C3%A9en
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Harappa: site proto-historique du Penjab, témoin de la civilisation de l'Indus. Il daterait du 111e millénaire et aurait été détruit par les Aryens vers 1500 av. J.-C. 2, record 2, French, - harapp%C3%A9en
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On prête en général à la civilisation de l'Indus, ou civilisation harappéenne, d'après le site éponyme de Harappa, un caractère mystérieux (...). (RECHE 77 03 vol. 8 n 76 pp. 245-251). 1, record 2, French, - harapp%C3%A9en
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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