Decades-long droughts doomed one of the world's oldest civilizations

A series of lengthy droughts brought about the fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, a new study finds.

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The #Dholavira #Harappan metrological ratios resonate with the Vedic principle of 'Addition of one unit', highlighting a sophisticated understanding of mathematics in ancient times. By applying these principles, the architectural text of Mansara (c.1000 CE) derives influential ratios such as 5:4, 3:2, 7:4, 2:1, 9:4, 5:2, 11:4, and 3:1, prominently used in Dholavira.

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This remarkable engineering feat highlights the Harappan civilization's sophistication in urban planning and resilience against natural disasters. #Archaeology #Harappan #Dholavira #Lothal #EngineeringMarvels

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The author of the research found that '108' Angula equals 1 Dhanusha = 1.9 meters
The new equation of 'Angula' matches with Kautilya's Arthashastra (2.20.6, 2.20.19) and Varahamihira's Brihat Samhita (LVIII.2)
The #harappan bricks were measuring 7:14:28
7 is ~=4 Angulas

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As per latest studies, Dholavira construction used metrological units continued even in Tajo Mahal.

The author of this paper used "Dhanus" as 1.9 meters to evaluate dimensions and found that #harappan were not only fond of ratios but applied to all settlement of that period with some MOE

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The Indus script, also known as the #Harappan #Script, is a collection of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization, which flourished in the Indus River Valley (present-day India and Pakistan) during the Bronze Age (c. 3300-1300 BCE).

Archaeologists, Software experts and computer experts across the world have been making efforts to decipher the script.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Indus-Valley-Scripts-60c5af47a3a140f1d4412592

Indus Valley Scripts

The Indus script is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization. Most inscriptions containing these symbols are extremely short, making it difficult to understand.

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A female dancer from the Harappan civilization of ancient South Asia.

#harappan #indusvalley #ancient #southasian #indian #blackwoman #womanofcolor #digitalart #art

A Harappan huntress attacking a tiger from elephant-back in the ancient Indus Valley!

#indusvalley #harappan #archaeology #southasian #womanofcolor #digitalart #art