Harappa Culture of the Indus V

             Description : Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley The Harappa civilization flourished in the Indus Valley during IndiaÕs Bronze Age of
             Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley The Harappa civilization flourished in the Indus Valley during IndiaÕs Bronze Age of the
             third millennium b.c. This thriving culture was all but completely descimated in 2500 b.c.
             by invading Aryan groups from the west. The archaeological evidence that has been produced
             by the famous sites of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro suggest that the people of the Harappa
             Culture may have in fact, contributed more substantially to modern Hindu culture than was
             previously believed.The Harappa Culture of the Indus valley saw itÕs peak during the Bronze
             Age of India. It stretched from itÕs northern capital, Harappa, in the Punjab, to the
             southern city, Mohenjo-daro, on the Indus in Sind (Piggott, 134). These two sites together
             comprise the most well known and best excavated representatives of Bronze Age Harappan
             culture. However, it should be noted that in addition to these two famous sites, there are
             fourteen smaller villages in HarappaÕs ÒNorthern KingdomÓ, and seventeen smaller sites in
             Mohenjo-daroÕs ÒSouthern KingdomÓ;together, these sites comprise the remains of the once
             extensive Harappan culture (Piggott, 136). Both main sites have certain striking features
             in common; in particular, both are, or were, located on the banks of major rivers --
             Harappa on the Ravi, and Mohenjo-daro on the Indus. Additionally, the plan and lay-out of
             the two cities is quite similar, consisting of: Òan irregular series of mounds toward the
             east and a recognizably higher and more compact mound placed more or less centrally and on
             the edge of the site[s] to the west,Ó (Piggott,159). These mounds are now recognized as the
             remnants of fortified citadels in which stood Òcertain buildings of peculiar plan defended
             by a battered wall of baked bricks... wit...

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