The slow eastward migration of monsoons across the Asian continent initially supported the formation of the Harappan civilization in the Indus valley by allowing production of large agricultural ...

Some ancient relics never cease to pique the interest of modern societies. Sample this: A 4,500-year-old metal figurine, one of the most critical excavations related to the Indus Valley Civilization — ...

Scholar and architect Pervaiz Vandal traced Lahore’s origins beyond medieval history, arguing for continuity with the ...

As per a study of materials found during an excavation in Rajasthan, it has been revealed that Harappan people, during the Harappan civilization around 4000 years ago, used to consume multigrain, high ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 8 minutes The ...

Culture is eventually about people: their cravings and insecurities. Bound by rules of credit and debit, Harappans did not hoard. They shunned conflict, resisted new ideas, feeling safe within walls, ...

The author is assistant professor (History) at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University. It has been roughly more than 100 years, since the discovery of the mighty civilization on the banks ...

Masalas were first found in Harappan cities, and were made by grinding ingredients under stone. But the Harappan region has no stones. “One scholar figured out that the stones would come from ...

The mysterious fall of the largest of the world's earliest urban civilizations nearly 4,000 years ago in what is now India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh now appears to have a key culprit — ancient ...