Indus Valley Civilization imp points for any exam.

Indus Valley Civilization imp points.

Mehrgarh which lies on the “Kachi Plain” of Baluchistan in Pakistan is a Neolithic site.

Foundation of Indus valley civilization was laid in the Neolithic period.

The first common feature is Indus script on seals. This script has not been deciphered yet,

There is use of Burnt bricks, Mortar and Gypsum in the Great bath but NO use of stone is there.

The site where the historians were able to collect some bones of Horse is Surkotada in Bhuj area of Gujarat.

The Kalibangan site in the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan has given evidence of both Pre-harappan and harappan civilization. 

Here the historians have found a ploughed field and bones of camel.

Houses, markets, storage facilities, offices, etc. arranged in a grid-like pattern.

important sites excavated in India are-

Lothal, Surkotada, Dholavira – Gujarat

Rakhigarh and Banwali – Haryana

Ropar – Punjab

Kalibangan and Balatha – Rajasthan

Bearded Man (Priest Man, Priest-King)
Indus Valley Priest

Found in Mohenjo-Daro.

Bearded man’s figure made of Steatite.

Male Torso

Found in Harappa (only major art element found in Harappa).

Made of Red Sandstone.

The technique used for Bronze Casting was Lost Wax Technique.

Meluhha, the ancient place of exotic items mentioned by the Mesopotamian scribes.

Britishers laid down 93 miles of railway track with 4000-year-old Indus Valley bricks.

Their sanitation systems & drainage systems were much advanced than any other ancient civilizations.

Rakhigarhi is the largest site, and Allahdino is the smallest site.

Haryana’s Bhirrana is oldest known Harappan site.

All the structures were built of Burnt bricks of standard sizes.

At Dholavira there was a complex water management system to store water for the dry seasons.