Indus Valley Civilization information

Indus Valley Civilisation.

* R.B. Dayaram Sahni first discovered this civilization.

* The civilization flourished arount the Indus river basin and its tributaries, consisting of modern Pakistan and northwestern India. 

* The Indus Valley Civilization was a unique Bronze Age civilization and one of the most ancient urban civilization in the world. 

* Houses, often two-storey and spacious, lined up on the streets; there was well drainage system resulting in the bricklined sewers.

The main streets ran from north to south varied from 9 to 34 feet in width, roads, especially in Mohenjo-Daro has a width of 10.5 meter. The Harappa has wide roads of width of 30 feet. 

* domesticated animals included gods and cats, humped and sea cattle, poultry, and possibly pigs, camels and buffalo. 

*lothal uktagendor and Allahdin in the cities of the Harappan civilization were the major parts.

* Women were given high honour in society. Family was regulated in the name of mother. 

* In the valley of the Indus Civilization had four different classes in which the society was divided, i.e. Scholars, warriors, businessmen and labourers.

* In the valley of the Indus people used inrrigation-based agriculture.

* Harappan people had features of hinduism, such as worship of mother goddess, Pashupati Shiva, sacred animals, trees e.t.c.

*There was an impressive building which was used as a public bath.

Indus Valley Sites-Excavators

1) Harappa-1921-Dayaram Sahni

2) Mohenjodaro- 1922-R.D. Banerjee

3) Sutkagendor-1927- Aurel Stein, George

4) Dalesamri-1929- M.G. Majumdar

5) Chanhudaro-1931- M.G. Majumdar

6) Rangpur-1931- M.S. Vats

7) Kot Diji-1935-Fazal Khan

8) Dabarkot-1935- Maichake

9) Killi Ghul Mohammad-1950-Faiservis

10) Kalibangan-1953-A. Ghosh

11) Roper-1953-Y.D. Sharma

12)Lothal-1957-S.R. Rao 

13)Surkotads-1964-Jagatpati Ghosh

14) Dholvira-1967-J.P. Joshi