Harappan Seals: The Indus Valley's Lost Branding System

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Harappan Seals: The Indus Valley's Lost Branding System

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They're tiny, intricately carved, and utterly mysterious. The steatite seals of the Indus Valley Civilization — square or rectangular, each bearing a unique animal motif and a line of undeciphered script — have been found scattered from the streets of Mohenjo-daro to the trading ports of Mesopotamia. Were they identity cards? Business logos? Religious talismans? In this episode of the Fexingo History podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the evidence: the standardization of seal production, the near-absence of seals in domestic spaces, the discovery of sealings (clay impressions) on trade goods at sites like Lothal and even in Sumerian Ur. They explore the theory that the unicorn seal may have represented a merchant guild, and discuss why the Indus script's indecipherability makes every seal a tiny locked box of information. Drawing on recent work by scholars like Asko Parpola and Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, they argue that these seals offer our best window into Harappan administration, economy, and perhaps even identity itself. #HarappanSeals #IndusValleyCivilization #MohenjoDaro #Harappa #Lothal #UnicornSeal #IndusScript #AskoParpola #JonathanMarkKenoyer #Steatite #AncientTrade #Meluhha #Dilmun #AncientSeals #BronzeAge #SouthAsia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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