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[3] [4] Only 40 sites on the Indus valley had been discovered in the pre-Partition era [5] by archaeologists. The most widely known Indus Valley sites are Mohenjo-daro and Harappa; Mohenjo-daro is located in modern-day Sindh, while Harappa is in West Punjab. [6] Around 1,100 (80%) sites are located on the plains between the rivers Ganges and ...
The Indus Valley Civilization expand across the whole of modern-day Pakistan, much of northern India, and large parts of Afghanistan, with Harappa and Mohenjo-daro becoming large metropolises. [20] 2600 BCE: End of the Early Indus Valley Civilization culture. Start of Mature Indus Valley Civilization culture
Several periodisations are employed for the periodisation of the Indus Valley Civilisation. [1] [2] While the Indus Valley Civilisation was divided into Early, Mature, and Late Harappan by archaeologists like Mortimer Wheeler, [3] newer periodisations include the Neolithic early farming settlements, and use a stage–phase model, [1] [4] [3] often combining terminology from various systems.
Indus Valley Civilisation Alternative names Harappan civilisation ancient Indus Indus civilisation Geographical range Basins of the Indus river, Pakistan and the seasonal Ghaggar-Hakra river, eastern Pakistan and northwestern India Period Bronze Age South Asia Dates c. 3300 – c. 1300 BCE Type site Harappa Major sites Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Dholavira, and Rakhigarhi Preceded by Mehrgarh ...
The early Harappan phase, as defined by M.R. Mughal, spans roughly between 3200 and 2500 B.C.E. [5] Between the two periods, the number of archeological sites dated to the Mature Harappan Phase was roughly over double to that of the Early Harappan, implying a significant urban growth during the Early Phase. There is not much evidence to show ...
Mehrgarh civilization lasted for 5000 years till 2000 BCE after which people migrated to other areas, possibly Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. [2] Harappa and Mohenjo-daro are the best known sites from the Indus Valley civilization (c 2500 - 1900 BCE). [3] Archaeological ruins at Mohenjo-daro, Sindh, Pakistan
Early Harappan: 3300-2600 BCE: Early Harappan Culture: Integration Era: 2600-1900 BCE: Indus Valley civilization: Indus Valley civilization: Indus Valley civilization: Culture: Localisation Era/Late Harappan OCP/Cemetery H: 1900-1500 BCE: Earliest known rice cultivation [a] Culture: Localisation Era/Late Harappan
Stoneware: Earliest stonewares, predecessors of porcelain have been recorded at the Indus Valley Civilisation sites of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, they were used for making stoneware bangles. [51] [52] [53] Seven Stones: An Indian subcontinent game also called Pitthu is played in rural areas and has its origins in the Indus Valley Civilisation. [54]