Indus Valley Farming Timeline Pushed Forward 3,000 Years
A new scientific study dramatically revises the Indus Valley farming timeline. For decades, textbooks claimed that the first farmers settled at Mehrgarh, in present‑day Pakistan, around 8000 BCE. By analysing carbon sealed inside the enamel of 23 human teeth, researchers now place…
The Great Indian Civilization: Time for India to Claim Its Civilization
In ancient times, all major civilizations developed around rivers. Rivers provided a vital source of fresh water essential for drinking, cooking, and agriculture. Moreover, their seasonal flooding enriched the land with fertile soil, making it ideal for farming. It would…
Bhirrana: The Birthplace of the Indus Valley Civilization
The discovery of Bhirrana (or Bhirdana), a small village located in the Fatehabad district of Haryana, India, has transformed our understanding of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. For decades, Mehrgarh in present-day Pakistan, dating back to 7000-6400 BC, was regarded…
Ancient Indians Had the World’s First Dockyard at Lothal
Between 1954 and 1958, a survey of the coastline of Kutch, Kathiawar, and South Gujarat by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) revealed several Harappan settlements, many of them ports located at the mouths of rivers. Of all these, Lothal,…
The Indus Script Finally Deciphered
A more than a century-old mystery that baffled everyone finally comes to an end—the Indus script has been deciphered, according to Yajnadevam, a U.S.-based cryptographer and computer programmer with interests in political theory, linguistics, ancient manuscripts, and history. Yajnadevam claims…
Vishnu in the Indus Civilization?
Most historians, archaeologists, and scholars acknowledge the existence of an early prototype of the Hindu God Shiva in the Indus civilization. Indeed, whether it be the 1928-29 discovery of a seal representing a horned deity seated in a yogic position…
Mohenjo Daro: A Forgotten Report by R.D. Banerji
John Marshall, the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928, published his report on the findings from the excavations at Mohenjo Daro in 1931. However, Marshall neither discovered Mohenjo Daro nor was he the first to…
Mohenjo Daro: Gateway to the Indus Valley Civilization
Mohenjo Daro was discovered in 1922 when archaeologist Rakhal Das Banerjee began exploring the region.The discovery of Mohenjo Daro was a significant milestone in the study of ancient India and of ancient civilizations collectively. Excavations at the site uncovered a…
Indus Temple, Ziggurat, or Buddhist Stupa?
When all of Mohenjo Daro was covered under layers and layers of soil, the tip of this mound stuck out, visible even from miles away, as if trying to catch the attention of people and tell them the story of…
The Priest King of Mohenjo Daro
This steatite statue of a bearded male has become the face of the Indus Valley Civilization. Dubbed the Priest King, it was discovered in Mohenjo Daro in 1925, buried at a depth of 1.37 meters.
