Last Updated on January 17, 2025 by studentabc.xyz
Ancient India
INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION
In what we now call Pakistan and northwest India,there was a remarkable civilization known as the Indus Valley Civilization.
The Indus Valley Civilization, also called the Harappan Civilization,is one of the oldest known civilizations. It is generally believed to have thrived from around 2500 BC to 1750 BC, according to Carbon-14 dating.
The term “Indus Valley Civilization” was coined by John Marshall, a scholar who studied its archaeological remains.
This ancient civilization falls into the Proto-historic Period, which means it’s a bit before recorded history but after the Stone Age. It’s often referred to as part of the Chalcolithic Age (which means a mix of stone and metal tools) or the Bronze Age.
The Harappan Civilization was first discovered by Mr. Dayaram Sahni in 1921 when he unearthed the ruins of Harappa, an ancient city in present-day Pakistan.
Shortly after, in 1922, Mr. R.D. Banerjee found another major site, Mohenjo-Daro, often called the Mound of the Dead. These discoveries shed light on the advanced urban culture and way of life of the people who lived there thousands of years ago.
What To Know
- In what we now call Pakistan and northwest India,there was a remarkable civilization known as the Indus Valley Civilization.
- It’s often referred to as part of the Chalcolithic Age (which means a mix of stone and metal tools) or the Bronze Age.
- Dayaram Sahni in 1921 when he unearthed the ruins of Harappa, an ancient city in present-day Pakistan.