Indus Valley Civilization
(2500 BC • 1500 BC)
From the beginning of the 4th millennium BC, the individuality of the early village cultures began to be
replaced by a more homogenous style of existence. By the middle of the 3rd millennium, a uniform culture
had developed at settlements spread across nearly 500,000 square miles, including parts of Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Gujarat, Baluchistan, Sindh and the Makran coast. It was a highly developed civilization and
derived its name from the main river of that region— Indus.The cities were far more advanced than their
counterparts in prehistoric Egypt, Mesopotamia or anywhere else in Western Asia.
Important Discoveries
Year Site Discovered by
192I Harappa Dayaram Sahni
I922 Mohenjodaro R. D. Banerjee
I927 Sutkagendor R. L. Staine
I93I Chanhudaro N. G. Majumdar
1953 Rangpur M. Vats
I953 Kalibangan A. Ghosh
[955-56 Ropar Y. D. Sharma
I957 Lothal S. R. Rao
1972-75 Surkotada .I. Joshi
1973-74 Banwali R. S. Bisht
(2500 BC • 1500 BC)
From the beginning of the 4th millennium BC, the individuality of the early village cultures began to be
replaced by a more homogenous style of existence. By the middle of the 3rd millennium, a uniform culture
had developed at settlements spread across nearly 500,000 square miles, including parts of Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Gujarat, Baluchistan, Sindh and the Makran coast. It was a highly developed civilization and
derived its name from the main river of that region— Indus.The cities were far more advanced than their
counterparts in prehistoric Egypt, Mesopotamia or anywhere else in Western Asia.
Important Discoveries
Year Site Discovered by
192I Harappa Dayaram Sahni
I922 Mohenjodaro R. D. Banerjee
I927 Sutkagendor R. L. Staine
I93I Chanhudaro N. G. Majumdar
1953 Rangpur M. Vats
I953 Kalibangan A. Ghosh
[955-56 Ropar Y. D. Sharma
I957 Lothal S. R. Rao
1972-75 Surkotada .I. Joshi
1973-74 Banwali R. S. Bisht
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