1) Indus valley people used many types of ornaments like necklaces, finger rings , pendants, bangles, wrist bands, fillets, armlets, gridless earings .Both the sexes used these ornaments.
2) . Material used :- Large variety of ornaments are used made up of every conceivable material ranging from precious metals and gemstones to bone and backed clay .All ornaments are well crafted .
A. Semi-precious stones- amethyst, carnelian , lapis-lazuli, quartz, steatite ,crystal.
B. Metals- copper, bronze, gold
3) There were well developed bead making industry in Chanhudaro, Lothal and made up of carnelian, amethyst, quartz, steatite,turquoise, gold, Bronze,copper.
Bades are varying in shapes - disc-shaped , cylindrical, spherical , barrel-shaped and segmented . Brilliantly naturalistic models of animals are used as pin heads and beads .
4) There was a bangle making industry in kalibangan .
5) Cosmetics -
∆Cinnabar was used as cosmetics and face paint .
∆ They used soap, lipstick, sindoor, kajal(collyrium).
∆Mercury is the common ingredient in all these.
∆ Calomel was used as tincture( antiseptic) to clean and heal the wounds .
6)Fabric :-
Cotton and wool are used as fabric.
7) Different types of hear styles and wearing of a beard was popular among them .
IMPORTANT PLACES FOR MAP-
∆ KALIBANGAN RAJASTHAN.
∆ LOTHAL GUJRAT.
∆ DHOLAVIRA GUJRAT.
∆ FARMANA IN HARIYANA.
∆ MOHENJODARO.
∆ CHANHUDARO.
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