The Indus Valley Civilization

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	ancient people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Harappan_Civilization
gptkbp:artifactsFound	gptkb:ceramics gptkb:jewelry tools beads terracotta figurines
gptkbp:burialPractice	extended inhumation pot burials
gptkbp:contemporaryOf	gptkb:Ancient_Egypt gptkb:Mesopotamia gptkb:Ancient_China
gptkbp:declinedAfter	c. 1900 BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:R._D._Banerji gptkb:Daya_Ram_Sahni
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1921 1922
gptkbp:district	gptkb:Dholavira gptkb:Harappa gptkb:Mohenjo-daro gptkb:Kalibangan gptkb:Lothal gptkb:Rakhigarhi
gptkbp:economy	agriculture trade
gptkbp:flourishedDuring	c. 3300–1300 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Indus Valley Civilization
gptkbp:knownFor	seals drainage systems granaries weights and measures undeciphered script planned cities
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:South_Asia gptkb:present-day_Pakistan northwest India
gptkbp:mainAnimalsDomesticated	gptkb:dog gptkb:lion gptkb:livestock buffalo
gptkbp:mainCrops	gptkb:wheat gptkb:sesame cotton barley peas
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Dancing_Girl_statue gptkb:Pashupati_seal gptkb:Priest-King_statue unicorn seal
gptkbp:populationEstimate	over 5 million at its peak
gptkbp:possibleReasonsForDecline	climate change invasion decline in trade river shifts
gptkbp:religionsPracticed	animal worship possible worship of mother goddess possible worship of proto-Shiva figure
gptkbp:scriptStatus	undeciphered
gptkbp:servesArea	over 1 million square kilometers
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:Crash_Course_World_History
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7