Indus Valley Civilization

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indus_Valley_Civilization
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Harappan_Civilization
gptkbp:architecture public baths
granaries
baked brick houses
gptkbp:artworkBy gptkb:sculpture
terracotta figurines
bead jewelry
gptkbp:burialPractice extended inhumation
gptkbp:declinedAfter unknown
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Daya_Ram_Sahni
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1921
gptkbp:district gptkb:river
grid pattern streets
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
craft production
gptkbp:firstDomesticated gptkb:livestock
buffalo
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 3300–1300 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Vedic_Civilization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indus Valley Civilization
gptkbp:language unknown
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:present-day_Pakistan
northwest India
gptkbp:majorSite gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Harappa
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkb:Kalibangan
gptkb:Lothal
gptkb:Rakhigarhi
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Dancing_Girl_statue
gptkb:Pashupati_seal
gptkb:Priest-King_statue
gptkbp:peakPeriod c. 2600–1900 BCE
gptkbp:populationEstimate over 5 million
gptkbp:potteryStyle red and black ware
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mehrgarh_culture
gptkbp:religion unknown
gptkbp:river gptkb:Ghaggar-Hakra_River
gptkb:Sarasvati_River_(disputed)
gptkb:Indus_River
gptkbp:script pictographic
gptkbp:sealMaterial gptkb:steatite
gptkbp:technology gptkb:ceramics
metallurgy
bead making
weights and measures
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Indus_script
undeciphered
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4