The Indus Valley is located in the Western part of the Indian sub-continent around the Indus River. It is now primarily in Pakistan and extending in to the western area of modern India. The area surrounding the Indus Valley dates back to 2,500 BCE and displays an advanced rich culture. Having remained hidden for eons until the late 1920’s when excavations at the site uncovered houses and streets of an obviously advanced civilization.
These diggings have uncovered traces of script which would have enabled the leaders to document and control. There are also traces of agricultural methods including crops such as cotton, rice and sesame. Carvings also exhibit the use of animals having been domesticated and used as beasts of labour.
It is thought the civilization commenced to decline about 1900 BCE as a result of over use of the agricultural system along with successive floods causing devastation in the area. Some of the flimsy dwellings were the first to collapse followed by major buildings and roadways.
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Hi john found that very interesting and informative
ReplyDeleteJohn I found this infomation quite interesting. However why is this civilisation not as well renouned as other civilisation of it's time? (such as the eygptian or pursian)
ReplyDeletePossibly this is to do with Orientalism
ReplyDeletehave you ever heard of aryanization?
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