In the arid, wind-scoured plains of Balochistan, Pakistan, an archaeological revelation has overturned decades of assumptions. A team of international scientists has revised the age of South Asia ...

There are strong genetic links between the Indus people and modern South Asians, which encompasses Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, they found. Study ...

A young girl, Suri, introduces us to life in the ancient Indus Valley 4,500 years ago, where civilisation depends on farming and trade. Relevant for teaching History at Key Stage 2 and Second Level.

We’re called Indus Valley people because we live – surprise, surprise – in the valley river. It brings all sorts of benefits, like farming, irrigation and travel, ...

Throwing fresh light on the Indus Valley Civilisation, a study of DNA from skeletal remains excavated from the Harappan cemetery at Rakhigarhi argues that the hunter-gatherers of South Asia, who ...

The political leadership in Pakistan has come under tremendous pressure from the public after India stopped the flow of water ...

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 ...

The country's government has announced that it is offering a whopping $1 million prize to anyone who can crack the mysterious Indus Valley script.

Though the script has remained unsolved since its earliest samples were published in 1875, we do know a little about Indus Valley culture itself – thanks to archaeological excavations of major ...

The Indus Valley civilization, ... Farming in Ancient North America: A millenniums-old settlement in Michigan has archaeologists rethinking the rise of agriculture on the continent.

Though the script has remained unsolved since its earliest samples were published in 1875, we do know a little about Indus Valley culture itself – thanks to archaeological excavations of major ...