Which of the following Harappan sites was established as a highly specialized, isolated trading colony in far northern Afghanistan to directly secure access to precious Lapis Lazuli mines?

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Shortughai in Badakhshan (Afghanistan) was an explicit trading colony established by Harappans near the Oxus river system. Its placement allowed them to monopolize the distribution of high-grade Lapis Lazuli directly from the nearby Badakhshan mines into Western Asia.

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