Category: Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization (3300-1300 BCE; mature period 2600-1900 BCE) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World, and of the three the most widespread. At its peak, the Indus Civilization may have had a population of over five million

Remnant of a street in the urban centre of Kalibangan.

Scientists show how Himalayan river system influenced ancient Indus Civilisation

Scientists have found that much of the Indus thrived around an extinct river, challenging ideas about how urbanization in ancient cultures evolved.

/ 2017-12-02
Ruins of Mohenjo Daro

Saving lost ancient city of Mohenjo Daro

Archaeologists warn that if nothing is done to protect Pakistan's Mohenjo Daro ruins, it will be destroyed.

/ 2017-05-19
Mohenjo Daro

A 3d Tour to the Ancient City of Mohenjo Daro

This 3D documentary is about Mohenjo Daro, one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization, and one of the world’s earliest major urban settlements. The city of Mohenjo Daro was built in around 2,500 BC. The urban...

/ 2017-05-16
Burial Site Predating Dholavira Excavated In India's Kutch

Burial site predating Dholavira excavated in Gujarat

The excavation at Dhaneti, located about 25 km south of Bhuj in Kutch, has thrown up a major surprise for researchers. Unlike conventional burial sites of Harappan era discovered so far, this mass burial site is not in the vicinity...

/ 2017-03-19
Harappa

40 Important Facts About the Indus Valley Civilization

Indus valley civilization is a rich civilization and one of the most important civilizations that existed in the world. Ancient India during the Harappan era had one of the largest populations in the ancient world, far greater than the Middle...

/ 2017-03-19
Reconstruction of Dholavira

Tsunami might have destroyed Harappan port town of Dholavira

Port town of Dholavira in Gujarat, the fifth largest Harappan site, might have been destroyed by a massive tsunami, a study by CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has revealed. Dholavira, the second largest Harappan site located within the present borders...

/ 2016-09-01
indus valley civilization

Indus era at least 8,000 years old; ended because of weaker monsoon

Due to a recent revelation made by scientists from IIT-Kharagpur and Archaeological Survey of India, time has arrived to rewrite history textbooks.

/ 2016-05-29
four Human Skeletons found in Rakhigarhi, Harappan site in Haryana

Evidence Suggests Rakhigarhi Was A Major Harappan Centre

Archaeological findings and scientific data have indicated that Rakhigarhi had been the more important centre of the Indus Valley Civilisation than the townships of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro located in Pakistan. Excavations and the study of the findings have unfolded...

/ 2016-05-24
Lothal - one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilisation

Unearthing the civilisation of Lothal

Around 80 km from Ahmedabad, Lothal speaks volumes of history and tradition

/ 2016-03-17
Indus Valley Script

Computing a Rosetta Stone for the Indus script

How would you solve the world's oldest and most difficult crossword puzzle? Watch this video to learn how one man is approaching this challenge.

/ 2016-01-04