Indus valley civilization map

Map highlights the Indus Valley Civilization � Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Mehrgarh and Lothal with current countriy boundaries.

Indus Valley Civilization

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Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization in the northwestern regions of Indian subcontinent. Harappa & Mohenjo daro are two biggest cities.

Indus Valley Civilization Map

Map of Extent of Indus Valley / Harrapan Civilization

1921, archaeologists uncovered evidence of an ancient civilization along the Indus River, which today runs through northwest India into Pakistan. The so-called Indus Valley civilization (also known as the "Harappan civilization" for one of its chief cities) is thought to have originated as early as 7000 BC and to have reached is height between 2300 to 2000 BC, at which point it encompassed over 750,000 square miles and traded with Mesopotamia.

Map of Ancient Mehrgarh west of the Indus River Valley, in Balochistan, Pakistan. Mehrgarh predates the Indus Valley Civilization and may have influenced it. The earliest site is in the N.E. corner, a Neolithic and aceramic small farming and herding village made by semi-nomadic people dated to between 7000 BCE to 5500 BCE. For the first time a continuous sequence of dwelling-sites has been established from 7000 BCE to 500 BCE.

The planned city of Dholavira around 4000 years ago, one of the great vestiges of the Indus Valley Civilization, India

Starting in 2500 BC, the Indus-Sarasvati civilization, located in the Indus River basin, became the largest civilization of the ancient world.