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Pakistan Heritage, Volume-15, 2023
Analysis of Early Harappan, Ravi Phase pottery from Harappa is presented in order to highlight di... more Analysis of Early Harappan, Ravi Phase pottery from Harappa is presented in order to highlight diagnostic features of the pottery ware, the manufacturing techniques and the surface decorations. Dating from >3700-2800 BCE, the Ravi Phase ceramics represent the earliest hand formed pottery found in the Punjab and set the foundation for later pottery traditions during the Kot Diji Phase (2800-2600 BCE) and the later Harappa Phase (2600-1900 BCE). Study samples were selected from stratified occupation levels excavated by the Harappa Archaeological Research Project in 1996 and subsequent seasons. A special focus will be on specific painted designs that were first used during Ravi Phase and then continued in the Kot Dijian and Harappan Phases. Preliminary pigment and slip analysis was carried out using a digital microscope (DinoliteTM). The digital microscope was also used to document the ware and inclusions in the clays used for different types of pottery vessels. The complexity of the Ravi Phase pottery demonstrates that earliest potters at Harappa were well versed in forming and decorating ceramics using a variety of colors and color combinations.
Pakistan Heritage, Volume-15, 2023
Analysis of Early Harappan, Ravi Phase pottery from Harappa is presented in order to highlight di... more Analysis of Early Harappan, Ravi Phase pottery from Harappa is presented in order to highlight diagnostic features of the pottery ware, the manufacturing techniques and the surface decorations. Dating from >3700-2800 BCE, the Ravi Phase ceramics represent the earliest hand formed pottery found in the Punjab and set the foundation for later pottery traditions during the Kot Diji Phase (2800-2600 BCE) and the later Harappa Phase (2600-1900 BCE). Study samples were selected from stratified occupation levels excavated by the Harappa Archaeological Research Project in 1996 and subsequent seasons. A special focus will be on specific painted designs that were first used during Ravi Phase and then continued in the Kot Dijian and Harappan Phases. Preliminary pigment and slip analysis was carried out using a digital microscope (DinoliteTM). The digital microscope was also used to document the ware and inclusions in the clays used for different types of pottery vessels. The complexity of the Ravi Phase pottery demonstrates that earliest potters at Harappa were well versed in forming and decorating ceramics using a variety of colors and color combinations.