Bones kill myth of happy Harappa

New Delhi, Nov. 20: A study of human bones from the ruins of Harappa has revealed signs of lethal interpersonal violence and challenged current thinking that the ancient Indus civilisation was an exceptionally peaceful realm for its inhabitants.

An American bioarchaeologist has said that her analysis of skeletal remains from Harappa kept at the Anthropological Survey of India, Calcutta, suggests that women, children and individuals with visible infectious diseases were at a high risk of facing violence.

Gwen Robbins Schug studied the skeletal remains of 160 individuals from cemeteries of Harappa excavated during the 20th century. The burial practices and injuries on these bones may be interpreted as evidence for social hierarchy, unequal power, uneven access to resources, and outright violence, she said in a presentation earlier this week at a meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Montreal, Canada...

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Link 2: Huesos de 5.600 años hablan de una sociedad violenta para niños, mujeres y enfermos en Harappa, Indo.

Un estudio de los huesos humanos de las ruinas de Harappa han revelado signos de violencia mortal entre habitantes, este descubrimiento desafía el pensamiento actual sobre que la antigua civilización del Indo fue un reino excepcionalmente tranquilo para sus habitantes. Una bioarqueóloga estadounidense ha dicho que el análisis de los restos óseos de Harappa, sugiere que las [...]