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As the Indus Valley Civilisation was part of the Chalcolithic age, i.e., copper, it reflects that the Harappans were not aware of iron. Daya Ram Sahni initiated excavations at Harappa, marking the ...
We are reproducing the article published by John Marshall in The Illustrated London News on September 20, 1924, announcing the discovery of two large Indus Valley Civilisation sites. FIRST LIGHT ...
Even as 2024 marked 100 years since the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation, debates over its origins continue. Over the decades, there have been multiple claims linking the Harappan ...
Left behind by the Indus Valley civilization ... with infrastructure that boasted advanced architecture, sophisticated urban planning, drainage and water supply systems, and remnants of ...
India’s ancient heritage is nothing short of a vast and fascinating treasure trove for history lovers and curious travelers ...
The latest such prize was offered last month by the chief minister of one Indian state: $1 million to anyone who can decode the script of the Indus Valley civilization, which stretched across what ...
A traditional human habitat, created in the 10th century by the Ibadites around their five ksour (fortified cities), has been preserved intact in the M’Zab valley. Simple, functional and perfectly ...
Their history dates back over 5,000 years to the Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley (modern-day Pakistan ... reinforcing the relationship between architecture, water, and quality ...
The Indus Valley people were immensely dependent on ... the Maya started constructing cities based around ceremonial architecture. The Preclassic period, 1500 to 200 BCE, was when these initial ...
Prasun Chaudhuri spoke to her about her work on the Indus Valley Civilisation script and symbols. Here are excerpts from the interview. Q In the recently concluded Chennai seminar on the Indus Valley ...