Ancient History Notes-2 UPSC CSE
Indus Valley Civilization:
Separated into three phases:
1. Early Harappan Phase(3300 BCE–2600 BCE).
2. Mature Harappan Phase (2600 BCE–1900 BCE).
3. Late Harappan Phase (1900 BCE–1300 BCE).
It started declining around 1900 BC and disappeared around 1400 BC.
IVC belonged to Bronze age.
This is also called Harappan Civilization after the first city to be excavated, Harappa (Punjab, Pakistan). Pre-Harappan civilization has been found at Mehrgarh, Pakistan which shows the first evidence of cotton cultivation. Geographical Distribution:
Geographically, this civilization covered Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Western Uttar Pradesh. East to West- It extended from Sutkagengor (in Baluchistan) in the West to Alamgirpur (Western UP) in the East. North to South - Mandu (Jammu) in the North to Daimabad (Ahmednagar, Maharashtra) in the South.
Shortughai is IVC site in Afganistan.
Discovery of Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) The Harappa site was first briefly excavated by Sir Alexa…
