| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:ancient_people 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Harappan_Civilization gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
 
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                                | gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds | 1920s 
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                                | gptkbp:archaeologist | gptkb:Sir_John_Marshall gptkb:Daya_Ram_Sahni
 gptkb:Rakhaldas_Bandyopadhyay
 
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                                | gptkbp:artifactsFound | gptkb:ceramics gptkb:jewelry
 seals
 toys
 weights
 tools
 beads
 bronze objects
 figurines
 terracotta figurines
 copper tools
 stamp seals
 stone weights
 shell ornaments
 baked bricks
 steatite seals
 public wells
 faience beads
 drainage pipes
 wheeled carts
 
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                                | gptkbp:declinedAfter | c. 1900 BCE 
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                                | gptkbp:economy | agriculture trade
 craft production
 
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                                | gptkbp:flourishedDuring | c. 2600–1900 BCE 
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                                | gptkbp:followedBy | gptkb:Vedic_Civilization 
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                                | gptkbp:language | unknown (undeciphered script) 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:South_Asia gptkb:present-day_Pakistan
 northwest India
 
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                                | gptkbp:majorCity | gptkb:Dholavira gptkb:Harappa
 gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
 gptkb:Kalibangan
 gptkb:Lothal
 gptkb:Rakhigarhi
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | gptkb:ceramics gptkb:public_baths
 metallurgy
 seals
 urban planning
 drainage systems
 granaries
 standardized weights and measures
 bead-making
 
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                                | gptkbp:possibleCausesOfDecline | climate change invasion
 decline in trade
 river shifts
 
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                                | gptkbp:precededBy | gptkb:Mehrgarh_culture 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:unknown 
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                                | gptkbp:tradedOn | gptkb:Central_Asia gptkb:Mesopotamia
 gptkb:Persia
 
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                                | gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | gptkb:Harappa gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
 
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                                | gptkbp:writingSystem | gptkb:Indus_script 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:A_People's_History_of_India_series gptkb:People's_History_of_India_series
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | The Indus Civilization 
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