Jobs In the Past

Dear everyone

I would like to focus on the jobs of people during the Indus Valley Civilisation.
The Indus people were farmers, weavers, potters, metal workers, toy makers, jewelers, stone cutters and traders. Agriculture was the most important occupation In the fertile soils, farmers cultivated two crops a year They were the first who had grown paddy They knew different methods of irrigation. They used ploughs and sickles Pottery was a popular industry. They were skilled in the use of potter’s wheel.

1) Some of the people are weavers because the Indus people were skilled in the art of spinning and weaving. They manufactured woollen cloth from sheep and goats’ hair.

2)Part of the villagers are toy makers as manufacture of terracotta (burnt clay) was a major industry of the people. The figures of toys, animals and figurines were manufactured. A miniature toy-cart with a driver pulled by oxen is praiseworthy. Figures of animals such as sacred bull and dove were discovered. The figures of Mother Goddesses were used for religious purposes.

3)The people ther know how to seal make as a large number of seals numbering more than 2000 have been discovered. They carry short inscriptions with carved pictures of animals. The seals were made of terracotta or satellite. They were used for trade. They have provided lot of information about the daily life of the people, their religion, occupations, customs and trade.

Thats is my knowledge that I can share it to all of you first. I will focus more on that later.

Regards
Firdaus