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Indus Valley Civilisation

The document summarizes key details about the Indus Valley Civilization, including its origins around 3300 BC, important early sites like Mehrgarh, and later major cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. It lists important Indus Valley sites that have been discovered, when they were discovered, their locations, and some distinguishing features found at each site, such as granaries, sculptures, and evidence of agriculture, trade, and crafts like bead making.

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Indus Valley Civilisation

The document summarizes key details about the Indus Valley Civilization, including its origins around 3300 BC, important early sites like Mehrgarh, and later major cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. It lists important Indus Valley sites that have been discovered, when they were discovered, their locations, and some distinguishing features found at each site, such as granaries, sculptures, and evidence of agriculture, trade, and crafts like bead making.

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Indus Valley Civilisation

 began approximately 3300 BC


 -first evidence of cotton production - Mehrgarh, Pakistan, dating back to the Pre-Harappan civilization.
 1924 -John Marshall proclaimed its discovery

Origin and Evolution

Pre-Harappan Eastern Balochistan


Mehrgarh, Amri and Kot Diji
nomadic people began to settle down and live a stable agricultural existence
associated with the Hakra Phase, which was discovered in the Ghaggar-Hakra River Valley
mature-Harappan Great cities arose
Kalibangan

Important sites of Indus Valley Civilisation

Site Discovered by Location Features


Marshall, Rai Bahadur Daya
Granaries, bullock carts, and sandstone human
Harappa Ram Sahni and Madho Sarup Ravi River.
anatomy sculptures
Vats. 1921
 Mound of Dead
 Great bath
 Granary Bronze
 dancing girl
 Seal of Pashupati Mahadeva statue
 Steatite of beard man
R.D. Banerjee, E. J. H. MacKay
Mohenjodaro Indus River  A plethora of seals have been discovered.
and Marshall. 1922
 The most significant employment was
agriculture. Cotton cultivation was
pioneered by the earliest civilisation.
 Domesticated animals included sheep,
goats, and pigs.

 Harappa's and Babylon's trading post


Sutkagendor Stein in 1929 Dast river in Pakistan

 Shop with bead makers


Chanhudaro N.G Majumdar in 1931 Indus River.  a dog chasing a cat's footprint

On the banks of the  Evidence of antelope


Amri N.G Majumdar in 1935.
Indus.
 Altar of fire
Rajasthan, beside the  Bones from camels.
Kalibangan Ghose in 1953.
Ghaggar River.  Plough of wood

 The first artificial port.


 Dockyard.
Gujarat on Bhogva river
Lothal R.Rao in 1953.  husk of rice
near Gulf of Cambay.
 Altars of fire.

 Horse like skeletons


Surkotada J.P Joshi in 1964. Gujarat.  Beads

Banawali R.S Bisht in 1974. Haryana's Hisar district.  Evidence of Beads, Barley
 Both pre-Harappan and Harappan cultures
have been discovered.

 Water collection system


Gujara, Rann of
Dholavira. R.S Bisht in 1985.  reservoir of water
Kachchh.

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