RELS 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Indus River, Indus Valley Civilisation, Northeast India
1 Feb 2017
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Two main cities along the indus river harappa and mohenjo-daro. Indus river valley civilization first discovered with the city of harappa: many sites covered by silt from the flooding of the river valley. Indus river valley civilization was full of advanced societies and had a massive scope: had streets (right-angled), houses, running water, sewer channels and irrigation systems. Paved streets as early as 2500 bce: also had ritual baths and fire altars. Worshipped feminine forces and tree spirits: do(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) e(cid:454)a(cid:272)t (cid:374)ature of deities as (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot de(cid:272)ipher the (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:374)t of the. Potentially has roots in mundas (language of the munda group from. Seals stamped on goods traded with samaria and egypt: similar to postage stamps, approximately 470 of these seals have been found. Discovered in the 1920s with the building of railways in india. Also found uniformly shaped stamped bricks indicating a civilization in the area: read right to left.
