Indus Valley Civilization Flashcards
Oldest Name
Indus Civilization
AJ Toynbee named IVC
Indic Civilization
Most accepted period
2500-1750 BC
First scholar to use term Indus Civilization
John Marshall
IVC belong to which age
Chalcolithic/Bronze
Spread Over
Sindh, Baluchistan,Punjab ,Haryana,Rajasthan,Gujrat,Western UP,Northern Maharashtra
Northern most, Southern most,Eastern most and Western most sites
Manda-Chenab River(J&K),Daimabad-Pravara River(Maharashtra),Alamgirpur-Hindon River(UP),Sutkagendor-Dashk River (Makran Coast)
Capital Cities
Harappa,Mohenjodaro
Port Cities
Lothal,Sutkagendor,Allahdino,Balakot,Kuntasi
Harappa
River?
District?
State/Province?
Country?
Excavation?
Ravi River
Sahiwal district
Punjab State
Pakistan
Daya Ram Sahni(1921),MS Vatsa(1926),REM Wheeler(1946)
Mohenjodaro
River?
District?
State/Province?
Country?
Excavation?
Indus River
Larkana District
Sindh Province
Pakistan
Rakhal Das Banerjee(1922),Mackay(1927),Wheeler(1930)
Chanhudaro
River?
District?
State/Province?
Country?
Excavation?
Indus River
Nawabshah District
Sindh Province
Pakistan
Mackay(1925),N.G. Mazumdar(1931)
Lothal
River?
District?
State/Province?
Country?
Excavation?
Bhogava River
Ahmedabad District
Gujrat Province
India
S R Rao (1954)
Kalibanga
River?
District?
State/Province?
Country?
Excavation?
Ghaggar River
Hanumangarh district
Rajastan State
India
Amalanand Ghosh (1951),BV Lal and BK Thapar(1961)
Banawali
River?
District?
State/Province?
Country?
Excavation?
Ghaggar River
Fatehbad
Haryana Province
India
R.S. Bisht (1973)