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The Hidden Secrets of Indus Valley
The Hidden Secrets of Indus Valley
The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a
Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE mature
period 2600–1900 BCE) located in the western
region of South Asia, and spread over what are
now Pakistan, northwest India, and eastern
Afghanistan.
What should people know about
Indus Valley Civilization?
The Indus is the longest river in Pakistan. The Indus
River begins in the Himalaya Mountains, and flows
nearly 3,000 kilometres to the Arabian Sea.
In the Sanskrit language of Ancient India, the Indus
was called the Sindhu. A valley is a physical feature.
It's the land shaped by a river. The Indus Valley was
shaped by the Indus River.
Way of life
What were Indus cities like?
An Indus city was made of mud-brick
buildings. It had walls and roads.
The earliest traces of civilization in the Indian
subcontinent are to be found in places along, or close, to
the Indus River. Excavations first conducted in 1921-22, in
the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, both now
in Pakistan, pointed to a highly complex civilization that
first developed some 4,500-5,000 years ago, and
subsequent archaeological and historical research has
now furnished us with a more detailed picture of the
Indus Valley Civilization and its inhabitants.
Why should we preserve remains of Indus Valley
Civilization?
MOUND OF THE DEAD
Imagine a city built 4000 years ago, with three storied houses
and bathrooms attached. Having an elaborate drainage system
and magnificent public baths. Then suddenly around 1700 BC
this city is abandoned, leaving ample traces of it existence but
no hints for its disappearance that is the mystery of Mohenjo-
Daro which literally means ‘Mound of the dead'.
We should preserve remains of Indus valley civilation because
this is the only way we can study more about this civilization
and researches can be done in future to find its mysterious
disappearance.
It would history students to study more and more about such
an advanced yet old civilization.