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Lothal: The ancient port that connected civilisations
Lothal emerged as a vital maritime centre in the ancient world due to its advanced dockyard and trade…
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/281960/
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How centuries of drought doomed the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world’s oldest civilizations
A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that long, recurring droughts played a decisive role in reshaping — and ultimately weakening — the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world’s earliest urban societies. Flourishing between roughly 5,000 and 3,500 years ago...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/how-drought-doomed-indus-valley-civilization/
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Mapping the Cradle of Civilization - How Geography Shaped the Indus Valley
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https://americangeo.substack.com/i/166074972/mapping-the-cradle-of-civilization-how-geography-shaped-the-indus-valley <-- shared technical article
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f508nx <-- shared BBC podcast
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$1 million prize offered to decipher 5,300-year-old Indus Valley script
The government of Tamil Nadu has offered a $1-million reward for anyone who can decode the cryptic script of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), one of the world’s oldest urban cultures...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/prize-offered-to-decipher-indus-valley-script/
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#TamilNadu is offering #USD1million to anyone who can decipher this #5300yearold #writing
#India #IndusValleyCivilization #Harappan
https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/hollywood/india-offering-1million-to-anyone-who-can-decipher-this-5-300-year-old-writing/ar-AA1xLQ3n?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=8030962553744539ed0f8d1f8b9258ce&ei=54
Ancient genomes revealed the complex human interactions of the ancient western Tibetans
“Outside the Tibetan Plateau, the western Tibetan Plateau populations interacted with both South and Central Asian populations at least 2,000 years ago, and the South Asian-related genetic influence, despite being very limited, was from the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) migrants in Central Asia instead of the IVC populations from the Indus Valley.”
‘Ancient genomes revealed the complex human interactions of the ancient western Tibetans’ (2024) ScienceDirect. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.068.
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Sumerians were known for inventiveness and were likely responsible for developing the first writing system. There are similarities in the symbols used in Sumerian and Indus Valley cultures. Do the artifacts and writings of Sumerians suggest evidence of advanced technology, astronomy, and mathematics?
#Sumer #Aliens #History #IndusValleyCivilization
https://informinx.com/ancient-sumerian-anomalies-questions-and-considerations
Ucha Pind (meaning Village on a Mound) Sanghol is a village between #Chandigarh & #Ludhiana in #Punjab #India
Described as a #IndusValleyCivilization #Harappa site (c2500 BCE).
However, excavations of the site has revealed a constant human habitation upto 5th century AD.
A #Buddhist stupa, #Hindu & #Jain artefacts etc like this c2nd cent. AD #Kushan panel of a 'Yakshi piggyback riding a Yaksha'.
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Two Women play #Chaturanga (#Chess) in this c1810 AD #Pahari #Painting from #Mandi (#Punjab Hill State) now in #HimachalPradesh.
Chess was invented and first played in #India as a Royal pastime.
The earliest evidence of Chess in #India comes from a Dice & few Chessmen unearthed at #Lothal in #Gujarat in 1972. These pieces are dated to around 2450 BC (over 4000 years ago).
Lothal, part of the #IndusValleyCivilization was the largest Sea Port of ancient India.
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