India has some amazing history. Take this for example – which is an exhibit at the National Museum in New Delhi:
These are the remains of a middle-aged woman who was part of the Harappan culture from Rakhigarhi (a village in Hisar District in the northwest Indian state of Haryana, around 150 kilometers from Delhi). According to a plaque with the skeleton, this is one of the best preserved burials of the time and the woman was laid out in a north-south direction. She is wearing a couple of shell bangles on her left hand which is a sign of a married woman. The Harappan pots at her head are funerary objects which suggest a belief in life after death. It is believed that some artefacts from the district – which include jewellery, terecotta bangles and conch shells – are more than 5000 years old. Amazing.
A few other pics from the National Museum....
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| A stone statue of a popular Hindu god called Ganesha, 46cm high, created in the 10th century AD |
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| A massive peacock made of wood and glass. Created in Tanjore, South India in the 19th century |
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| A golden Buddha statue, date of creation unknown |
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