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The Indus
Author | : Andrew Robinson |
Publsiher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2015-11-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781780235417 |
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When Alexander the Great invaded the Indus Valley in the fourth century BCE, he was completely unaware that it had once been the center of a civilization that could have challenged ancient Egypt and neighboring Mesopotamia in size and sophistication. In this accessible introduction, Andrew Robinson tells the story—so far as we know it—of this enigmatic people, who lay forgotten for around 4,000 years. Going back to 2600 BCE, Robinson investigates a civilization that flourished over half a millennium, until 1900 BCE, when it mysteriously declined and eventually vanished. Only in the 1920s, did British and Indian archaeologists in search of Alexander stumble upon the ruins of a civilization in what is now northwest India and eastern Pakistan. Robinson surveys a network of settlements—more than 1,000—that covered over 800,000 square kilometers. He examines the technically advanced features of some of the civilization’s ancient cities, such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, where archaeologists have found finely crafted gemstone jewelry, an exquisite part-pictographic writing system (still requiring decipherment), apparently Hindu symbolism, plumbing systems that would not be bettered until the Roman empire, and street planning worthy of our modern world. He also notes what is missing: any evidence of warfare, notwithstanding an adventurous maritime trade between the Indus cities and Mesopotamia via the Persian Gulf. A fascinating look at a tantalizingly “lost” civilization, this book is a testament to its artistic excellence, technological progress, economic vigor, and social tolerance, not to mention the Indus legacy to modern South Asia and the wider world.
Empires of the Indus The Story of a River
Author | : Alice Albinia |
Publsiher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2010-04-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780393338607 |
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Albinia follows the Indus River in Asia, one of the largest rivers in the world, through 2,000 miles of geography and back to a time 5,000 years ago when a string of sophisticated cities grew on its banks. Illustrations.
Where the Indus is Young
Author | : Dervla Murphy |
Publsiher | : Eland Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1906011664 |
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One winter, Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter explored 'Little Tibet' high up in the Karakoram Mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas. Dervla records their adventures, from crumbling tracks over bottomless chasms, to assaults by lascivious Kashmiris.
The Indus Civilization
Author | : Gregory L. Possehl |
Publsiher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2002-11-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780759116429 |
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The Indus Civilization of India and Pakistan was contemporary with, and equally complex as the better-known cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. The dean of North American Indus scholars, Gregory Possehl, attempts here to marshal the state of knowledge about this fascinating culture in a readable synthesis. He traces the rise and fall of this civilization, examines the economic, architectural, artistic, religious, and intellectual components of this culture, describes its most famous sites, and shows the relationships between the Indus Civilization and the other cultures of its time. As a sourcebook for scholars, a textbook for archaeology students, and an informative volume for the lay reader, The Indus Civilization will be an exciting and informative read.
The Indus River
Author | : Shane Mountjoy |
Publsiher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Indus River Valley |
ISBN | : 9781438120034 |
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Discusses the Indus River, which is the chief river of Pakistan.
East of Indus
Author | : Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brard |
Publsiher | : Hemkunt Press |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 8170103606 |
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The Indus Valley
Author | : Jane Shuter |
Publsiher | : Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2008-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1432913352 |
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An introduction to the civilization of the Indus Valley, which began in ca. 3500 B.C.E., including its culture, government, writing system, and more.
Colours of the Indus
Author | : Nasreen Askari,Rosemary Crill |
Publsiher | : Merrell |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Costume |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105022815174 |
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Distributed for Merrell Holberton, Exhibition catalogue, Published in association with Victoria & Albert Museum.