The Ancient Indus Artifact That Caught More Than Just Attention

In this Artifact of the Day video, we explore an artifact from the Ancient Indus that caught more than just attention.

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00:00 Intro
00:42 What They Are
02:15 Outro

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// Who Am I? 🙋🏾
Hi! I’m Smiti. I've studied and traveled the world doing archaeology for the past 20+ years [yes, I have a Ph.D. in it :)]. While I still do research, I love sharing what we do beyond academic journals.

// Acknowledgements 🙌🏾
Thanks to ‪@BarknoorZ‬ for designing the logo for the series!