Indus CivilizationContents: Introduction, The Indus Civilization, Origin and Development of the Indus Civilization, Extent and Distribution of Sites, Customs and Amusements, Indian Types of Pottery Vessels in Dvaravati Culture, Inscriptions in Mohenjo Daro, Cracking the Indus Valley Code, Extension of the Indus Civilization, Economics of the Indus Valley Civilization, The Decline, Causes of the Ruin, Some New Evidences, Mohenjo-daro and Rigveda, Is Indus Valley Civilization Dravidian s or Aryan s? |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Indus Civilization | 5 |
Origin and Development of the Indus Civilization | 18 |
Extent and Distribution of Sites | 47 |
Customs and Amusements | 72 |
Indian Types of Pottery Vessels in Dvaravati Culture | 80 |
Inscriptions in Mohenjo Daro | 93 |
Cracking the Indus Valley Code | 102 |
Economics of the Indus Valley Civilization | 122 |
The Decline | 126 |
Causes of the Ruin | 169 |
Some New Evidences | 188 |
Mohenjodaro and Rigveda | 229 |
Is Indus Valley Civilization Dravidians or Aryans? | 237 |
Glossary | 245 |
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Common terms and phrases
Afghanistan Amri ancient animal appear archaeological archaeologists Aryans Baluchistan brick bronze bull Chalcolithic Chanhu-daro citadel clay copper cultivation daro decoration deposits Dravidian Dvaravati earlier early east excavated existence feet figurines flood plain Ghaggar Ghundai Goddess granary Gujarat Harappa culture Harappan civilization Harappan occupation Harappan settlements Harappan sites Heras India Indo-Iranian Borderlands Indus cities Indus Civilization Indus River Indus River Valley Indus Valley Civilization inscription Iran Kalibangan Kot Diji Kot-Diji Kulli large number Las Bela Late Harappan later levels Loralai Lothal Makran mature Harappan Mehi Mesopotamia metres miles Mohenjo Mohenjo-daro Mohenjo-daro and Harappa motifs mound Neolithic northern objects occurred painted Pakistan period phase population pottery pre-Harappan prehistoric probably Punjab Quetta Raikes Red Ware region Rgveda script seals silt Sothi spout stage steatite stone suggested Sukkur Sumerian terracotta urban Vedas Vedic Vēlālas vessels villages western worship Zhob