Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent
Discovered by: John Marshall
Discovered in: 1924
Other sites: Harappa (1921 Dayaram Sahani) , Mohanjodaro (1922 RD Banarji), Lothal(1957 SR Rao) , Dhaulavira (1968 Mr Joshi)
Rivers: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej
Known For :
Urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems , large non-residential buildings, and techniques of handicraft and metallurgy.
Things found in Indus Valley Civilization :
Great bath.
Granary.
Unicorn Seals (Most numbers of it in here)
Bronze dancing girl statue.
Seal of a man with deers, elephants, tiger and rhinos around- Considered to be Pashupati Seal)
Steatite statue of beard man.
Bronze buffalo.
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