alleryWhat happened to many Harappan bricks in the mid-1850s?
ABuilt into new temples
BUsed as railway ballast
CShipped away to Britain
DBuried under new mounds
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Used as railway ballast
1. After the British annexation of Punjab, Harappa was raided for bricks.
2. Bricks were carted away as track ballast for railway lines.
3. Nearly 160 km of track between Multan and Lahore used them.
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