Along the Indus River in what is now known as northwest India and Pakistan, a civilization emerged more than 5,300 years ago. Its residents were mostly farmers and traders who lived in structures ...

Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, a similarly-planned city situated further south, near the banks of the Indus River, are considered part of the same vast civilization, the Indus Valley Civilization ...

Movements in the Earth’s crust (the outside layer) might have caused the Indus river to flood and change its direction. The main cities were closely linked to the river, so changes in the river ...

There are several reports that neighbouring country Pakistan has discovered gold deposits in the Indus River. The discovery of the precious metals in one of the oldest and longest rivers in the ...

As the Indus Valley Civilisation was part of the Chalcolithic age, i.e., copper, it reflects that the Harappans were not aware of iron. Daya Ram Sahni initiated excavations at Harappa, marking the ...

According to geologists, the Indus River brings gold from the Himalayas ... The Indus valley region, home to the famous Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), is known to be a region abundant with ...

This map depicts the geographical span of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), showing the location of Rakhigarhi (blue), other significant IVC sites (red), and sites to the north and west from ...

A close look at how we moved from simple nomadic lifestyles to create flourishing river valley civilizations across Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus Valley and China. Stage 3 HSIE and Stage 4 ...