UNDERSTANDING HARAPPA: CIVILIZATION IN THE GREATER INDUS VALLEY (Record no. 734346)

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International Standard Book Number 9788195669479
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Classification number 954
Item number KUM.U
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Personal name Kumari, Sima
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Title UNDERSTANDING HARAPPA: CIVILIZATION IN THE GREATER INDUS VALLEY
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. World Heritage Inc
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2023
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Extent 232p
Type of unit HB
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General note Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization is the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500-1700 BCE, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium BCE. The Indus civilization is known to have consisted of two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, and more than 100 towns and villages, often of relatively small size. The two cities were each perhaps originally about 1 mile (1.6 km) square in overall dimensions, and their outstanding magnitude suggests political centralization, either in two large states or in a single great empire with alternative capitals, a practice having analogies in Indian history. It is also possible that Harappa succeeded Mohenjo-daro, which is known to have been devastated more than once by exceptional floods. The southern region of the civilization, on the Kathiawar Peninsula and beyond, appears to be of later origin than the major Indus sites. The civilization was literate, and its script, with some 250 to 500 characters, has been partly and tentatively deciphered, the language has been indefinitely identified as Dravidian. This valuable book offers a variety of perspectives on the Indus Valley civilization, covering important objects recovered during recent excavations at Harappa, and recent archaeological discoveries on South Asian societies and ancient technologies. This informative book is an attempt to satisfy the interest of students and non-specialists in the early civilization of the Indus valley and adjoining regions of Pakistan and India.<br/><br/>
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Source of heading or term Harappa
Form subdivision Indus Script
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Dept. of Archaeology Dept. of Archaeology Processing Center 26/07/2024   954 KUM.U AGY5725 26/07/2024 26/07/2024 Book