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Trade
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The Harappans
exported surplus goods and brought in goods t
hat were in short supply.
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Copper, tin, gold, silver and precious metal
s were brought from outside, possibly from
Mesopotamia (Modern Iraq), Persia (Modern Iran), Oman and Afghanistan
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Trading links with Mesopotamia have been proved by the discovery of Mesapotamian seals in many Harappan cities and Harappan seals in the cities of ancient Mesopotamia.
- The overseas trade was perhaps carried on from Lothal, w here a dockyard for ships has been found.
