The Indus Civilization

This book discusses climate and dating of the Indus Valley civilization and Sir Mortimer Wheeler summarizes other contributions to the study.

List of contents

Notes; 1. Climate; 2. Towns and villages of hill and plain; 3. The Indus civilization; 4. Mohenjo-daro and Harappa: general layout; 5. Harappa; 6. Mohenjo-daro; 7. Chanhu-daro; 8. Sutkagen-dor and other north-western sites; 8. Lothal and other southern and eastern sites; 9. Burials and skeletal types; 9. Military aspects of the Indus civilization; 10. Commerce and transport; 11. Farming and fauna; 12. Arts and crafts; 13. The Indus script; 14. The Indus religions; 15. Dating; 16. The end of the Indus civilization; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

In 1921 at Harappa and in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro in Sind, evidence was discovered of an evolved urban culture nearly two thousand years older than any previously recognized in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent and was named the Indus Valley civilization. Climate and dating are discussed and the book includes over 50 photographs of pottery, sculpture and sites.

Product details

• Authors: Mortimer Wheeler, Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Mortimer Wheeler
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521095389
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09538-9
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 339 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous