ARCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kalibangan, Grid Plan, Bolan Pass
11 Apr 2016
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Today"s most populous area in the world. Nearly 1 billion people (1/7 of world population) 20+ megacities, including: delhi (23), karachi (21), kolkata (16) Humped cattle, buffalo, and pig, around 4500 bc. Evidence in pakistan reveals dentistry began as earl as 7,000 bc. Mentioned in sumerian text, in china, india, japan, egypt, etc. In the code of hammurabi (18th century bc) in mesopotamia. 6000 bc large farming villages on indus plain. Excavations at mehrgarh in the 1970s disproved wheeler"s theory. Acient trade routes along khyber and bolan pass from iranian plateau to indus valley. Famous invaders include: darious i (medo-persia), alexander the great (greece), Cattle = bos, sheep = ovia, goat = capra. There is a ldeadership but more egalitarian; Some fancy housing but, a strong focus on urban building for everyone; No glori cation of a tiny ruling elite but much of the cilization"s wealth went into the common good.
