Indus Valley civilization

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indus_Valley_civilization

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ancient_people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	Harappan civilization
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite	over 1,000
gptkbp:artifactsFound	gptkb:ceramics seals tools beads terracotta figurines
gptkbp:declinedAfter	c. 1900–1300 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:R._D._Banerji gptkb:Daya_Ram_Sahni
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1921
gptkbp:economy	gptkb:art agriculture trade
gptkbp:flourishedDuring	c. 3300–1300 BCE
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:South_Asia gptkb:present-day_Pakistan northwest India
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Dholavira gptkb:Harappa gptkb:Mohenjo-daro gptkb:Kalibangan gptkb:Lothal gptkb:Rakhigarhi
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:public_baths urban planning drainage systems granaries standardized weights and measures baked brick houses
gptkbp:partOf	Bronze Age
gptkbp:peakPeriod	c. 2600–1900 BCE
gptkbp:possibleReasonsForDecline	climate change decline in trade river shifts Aryan migration
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Ghaggar-Hakra_River gptkb:Indus_River_basin
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Vedic_civilization
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:Norte_Chico gptkb:Caral_civilization
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indus Valley civilization