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Author Indus Valley Civilization artisans

Date of creation 2600 BCE - 1900 BCE

Harappan Cubical Weights

Cubical weights, mostly made of chert, used across Indus Valley settlements to standardize trade and taxation. They follow a strict binary ratio system (1:2:4:8:16...), consistent across a vast territory.

Harappan Cubical Weights