FA 34a Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Kofun Period, Mohenjo-Daro, Dholavira
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Fully developed rice farming techniques began to appear during the yayoi, likely brought from the continent by immigrants. The yayoi period was followed by the kofun old tomb (300 : period. Golden crowns from the kofun period resemble the golden crowns from silla (korea). The silla kingdom is located very close to japan. Aside from the indian river, the other major river was the ghaggar hakra river. Valley civilization (ivc) was an agricultural society that produced cotton and food crops, textiles, irrigation canals, clay figurines, and jewels of gold, silver, and copper. The ivc is aka the harappa (or harappan) culture (fl. The great granary was a large building with separated rooms and a passageway. On top of the brick walls would have been a wooden superstructure. The purpose/use of this building remains a mystery. No signs of grains have been found, but the building would have resembled roman granaries. These figurines ranged in size, and were highly stylized.
