How centuries of drought doomed the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world’s oldest civilizations
A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that long, recurring droughts played a decisive role in reshaping — and ultimately weakening — the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world’s earliest urban societies. Flourishing between roughly 5,000 and 3,500 years ago...
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$1 million prize offered to decipher 5,300-year-old Indus Valley script
The government of Tamil Nadu has offered a $1-million reward for anyone who can decode the cryptic script of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), one of the world’s oldest urban cultures...
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Ancient genomes revealed the complex human interactions of the ancient western Tibetans
“Outside the Tibetan Plateau, the western Tibetan Plateau populations interacted with both South and Central Asian populations at least 2,000 years ago, and the South Asian-related genetic influence, despite being very limited, was from the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) migrants in Central Asia instead of the IVC populations from the Indus Valley.”
‘Ancient genomes revealed the complex human interactions of the ancient western Tibetans’ (2024) ScienceDirect. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.068.
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Sumerians were known for inventiveness and were likely responsible for developing the first writing system. There are similarities in the symbols used in Sumerian and Indus Valley cultures. Do the artifacts and writings of Sumerians suggest evidence of advanced technology, astronomy, and mathematics?
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https://informinx.com/ancient-sumerian-anomalies-questions-and-considerations
The Sumerians were a civilization that thrived in ancient Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, from around 4000 BCE to 2000 BCE. Little is known for certain, but data and tales have been passed down, much of which is fascinating to consider. They were known for their advanced system of writing, their complex religion, and their many inventions, including the wheel, the plow, and the first known system of law. However, there are also many anomalies and mysteries associated with the Sumerians that continue to intrigue scholars and laypeople alike. Writings that have survived One of the most fascinating aspects of Sumerian
Ucha Pind (meaning Village on a Mound) Sanghol is a village between #Chandigarh & #Ludhiana in #Punjab #India
Described as a #IndusValleyCivilization #Harappa site (c2500 BCE).
However, excavations of the site has revealed a constant human habitation upto 5th century AD.
A #Buddhist stupa, #Hindu & #Jain artefacts etc like this c2nd cent. AD #Kushan panel of a 'Yakshi piggyback riding a Yaksha'.
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