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The Indus-Sarasvati Civilization
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Indus-Sarasvati_Civilization
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
ancient people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Harappan_Civilization
gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite
gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Harappa
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkb:Kalibangan
gptkb:Lothal
gptkb:Rakhigarhi
gptkbp:burialPractice
urn burials
brick-lined graves
gptkbp:declinedAfter
c. 1900 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy
gptkb:Sir_John_Marshall
gptkbp:district
grid pattern streets
advanced drainage system
gptkbp:economy
agriculture
trade
craft production
gptkbp:excavatedBy
1920s
gptkbp:existedDuring
c. 3300–1300 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Indus-Sarasvati Civilization
gptkbp:language
undeciphered
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:present-day_Pakistan
northwestern India
gptkbp:mainRiver
gptkb:Sarasvati_River
gptkb:Indus_River
gptkbp:notablePlace
gptkb:ceramics
seals
beads
terracotta figurines
weights and measures
gptkbp:populationEstimate
over 5 million at its peak
gptkbp:possibleReasonsForDecline
climate change
invasion
internal decline
river drying
gptkbp:religion
possible worship of mother goddess
possible worship of proto-Shiva figure
gptkbp:significance
one of the world's earliest urban civilizations
gptkbp:tradedOn
gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Harappa
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkbp:writingSystem
gptkb:Indus_script
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:S._P._Gupta
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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