More than 4,000 years ago, great cities flourished along the Indus and the plains of northwestern South Asia. Their people built sophisticated drainage systems, traded across vast distances and developed a writing system that remains undeciphered to this day. This is the story of the Indus Valley Civilization, from its origins and rise to the decline and abandonment of its great cities.

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00:00 - 00:59 Introduction
01:00 - 02:31 Origins
02:32 - 05:18 The Harappan World
05:19 - 07:30 The Cities
07:31 - 09:49 Crafts and Trade
09:50 - 12:08 Society and Government
12:09 - 15:01 Religion and Indus Script
15:02 - 17:16 The Decline

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Sources:
-Jane Mcintosh, 'The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives'
-M. Rafique Mughal, 'Genesis of the Indus Valley Civilization'
-Suneel Kumar, Muhammad Ali, Pasand Ali Khoso, 'Emergence and Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization in Pakistan'
-Aashaq Hussain Bhat, 'The Indus Valley Civilization'
-Charise Joy Javonillo, 'Indus Valley Civilization: Enigmatic, Exemplary, and Undeciphered'
-Toponsing Sangma, 'Art of the Indus Valley'


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