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List the raw materials required for craft production in the Harappan civilisation and discuss how these might have been obtained.

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(i) The veriety of materials used to make beads are: carnelian, jasper, crystal, quartz and steatite, metals - copper, bronze, gold, shell faience and terracotta or burnt clay.
(ii) Procuring the materials for craft production:
(a) Settlements were established as - Nageshwar, Shortughai, and Balakot.
(b) Sent expenditions to areas such as - Khetri (Rajasthan) for copper and for gold South India.
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