Indus Valley Civilization Begins in South Asia
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: Asian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India, Pakistan
- Date: c. 3500
Article abstract: The Indus Valley civilization was the first great culture of the Indian subcontinent. Contemporary with ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures, the Indus Valley, or Harappān, civilization was the largest of the world’s ancient riverine civilizations.
Summary of Event
Sir John Marshall conducted the first excavation of an Indus Valley site at Mohenjo-Daro in Sind, India, in the 1920’s. He uncovered one of several ancient cities located along the Indus River that were part of the Indian subcontinent’s earliest civilization. The...
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