🤯 Did You Know (click to read)
Chanhudaro workshops produced thousands of standardized carnelian beads found across the Indus Civilization.
Excavations at Chanhudaro demonstrate spatially segregated industrial zones with evidence of specialized production. Bead-making workshops contain drills, furnaces, and unfinished artifacts, while pottery kilns and tools appear in adjacent areas. The organization suggests coordination at city or regional level rather than isolated household craft. Produced goods were likely distributed for trade within the Indus network. Standardization of artifacts indicates quality control and administrative oversight. Craft specialization enhanced economic efficiency. Material culture documents division of labor. Urban planning integrated residential and production spaces. Industrial capacity extended urban influence beyond local needs.
💥 Impact (click to read)
Dedicated industrial districts strengthen urban economic resilience. Specialization supports trade and craft mastery. Standardization facilitates market reliability. Administrative coordination ensures production consistency. Economic complexity contributes to urban hierarchy. Industrial planning complements civic organization. Craft networks sustain civilization.
For artisans, workshops allowed skill refinement and intergenerational knowledge transfer. The irony lies in how spatial segregation of craft reveals systemic urban planning more clearly than monumental architecture. Industry underpinned culture and commerce.
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