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The Chinese society grew, developed and flourished in the loess regions associated with the eastern parts of High Asia. This was/is the most impressive and longest lasting of the ancient civilizations and it can be argued that it owes much of its success to its firm foundation in the loess lands. There were/are loess lands associated with the western end of High Asia; not so spectacular and amazing as the Chinese occurrences but significant and deserving of appreciation. The Central Asian…

The Indus or Harappa script is a collection of symbols used in the Indus valley in northern India until 2,000 BC. They have not been deciphered.

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When the Indus Valley was first included in the English National Curriculum, the Commonwealth Institute, London, commissioned a teaching & activity pack, published 1995. Its' sections covered key questions and aspects of the topic, offering a choice of activities andapproaches. It was recommended by QCA (QCDA) in the 1998 non-statutory KS2 schemes of work (DFEE), and was widely used. Some years later, other education publishers and the BBC began to produce Indus resources. The Commonwealth…

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The Indus Valley civilization was rediscovered in AD 1920 – AD 1921, when engraved seals were unearthed in the Punjab province of Pakistan at a site called Harappa, a name which is often used to describe the civilization as a whole. Subsequent excavations at Harappa revealed the size and complexity...

Collection of Indus Valley Stamp Seals in indecipherable Harappan language (3500-1900 BCE) Often, animals such as bulls, elephants, rhinoceros, water buffaloes and the mythical unicorn accompanied the text on seals to help the illiterate identify the origin of a particular seal.

Going back to 2700 BCE, the Indus Valley Civilization had some of the earliest known urban sanitation systems. With drainage and sewage in every home, these ancient urban planners were truly ahead of their time! #plumbinghistory #indusvalley #plumbingpioneers #mpm #maxwellplumb #didyouknow #history #plumbing #nyc #trivia #plumbingtrivia #ancientplumbing

An illustrated paper on the evolution of textiles and costumes in ancient India.