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From the carefully constructed streets of Indus Valley to Egypt's lofty pyramids, from the heavens' wisdom of the Maya to the written records of the Sumerians, the earliest civilisations set the stage ...
Linguist Peggy Mohan examines early Indus Valley languages and their ... something “unparalleled in any literate civilization”, ... but along with unfinished jewellery pieces in a ...
It is a riddle that has confounded scholars for over a century. And now it carries a handsome cash prize: $1 million for anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.
Spanning 3300 B.C.E. to 1300 B.C.E, the Indus Valley civilization represents one of the area’s earliest societies, flourishing the fertile plains of the Indus River.
The Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the "Harappan Civilisation," is the oldest civilisation found in India. However, can you imagine another civilisation that existed before the Indus ...
And when we go back thousands of years to the Indus Valley Civilization, all we have are the remnants of the lived-in spaces and objects found in them—seals, toys, jewellery, utensils, and weapons.
Female figurine of the Mature Harappan period, 2700–2000 BCE, Indus civilization. Credit: Wikipedia/National Museum, New Delhi. The pen might be mightier than a sword but, as Ramesh Chandra ...
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, this film showcases the beautiful pastoral landscapes of Kutch. It vividly portrays traditional Garba dance, vibrant Gujarati clothing, intricate jewellery, and ...
Sculptures typically show human, animal and plant figures or supernatural beings standing in isolation or emerging from walls. The most ancient sculptures we have come from the Harappan Civilization ...
History has a way of repeating itself and we might just be in the throes of one such repetition: the fall of the Indus Valley civilization. A study by researchers at Indian Institute of Tropical ...
An unusual exhibition takes viewers back to the Indus Valley Civilization, the roots of India’s history. Architect-artist Srinivasa Babu Angara revives primeval concepts of deities, and presents ...