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GK QUESTION#2098

The Harappans mainly sourced ‘carnelian’, the stone used for making beads, from which region?

  1. AAssam
  2. BGujaratCorrect answer
  3. CKerala
  4. DHaryana
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B. Gujarat

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Gujarat contains important agate-carnelian sources used by Harappan bead-makers. The craft involved shaping, heating, polishing and drilling the stone.

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