Exactly 100 years ago, on September 20, 1924, The Illustrated London News published an article containing explosive news, which has reverberated down the decades and continues to cast a long shadow in ...

In the 1920s, when the Harappan civilisation first came into limelight owing to the efforts of the then leading archaeologists of British and Indian origin, it was little expected that the ...

Despite a large number of archaeological artefacts found from the 1,000 plus settlement sites, the Indus Valley civilisation largely remained a mystery. It was long back in the 1920s, when excavations ...

The Harappa Civilisation or Indus Valley Civilisation was flourished from 2500 B.C. to 1500 B.C. This was the civilization that developed the first accurate system of standardized weights and measures ...

New findings add intrigue to the impeccably crafted Indus Valley stone figurines found in excavations in Mohenjo Daro and Harrapa. Why were these stripped of their ornaments and what happened to their ...

“From Bengal to Gujarat, we are carrying the same Harappan gene and following the same Harappan culture,” said Vasant Shinde, one of the best known Indus Valley Civilization experts in India. Harappan ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 8 minutes The ...

Devdutt Pattanaik's book 'Ahimsa' explores the nonviolent culture of the Harappan civilization, emphasizing trade over violence and its geographical diversity. Masalas were first found in Harappan ...

While the glistening white salt marshes of Kutch have attracted travellers from far and beyond, the region is home to many other sites that tell stories of yore. One such is Dholavira, once the ...

Lothal was one of the prominent cities of Harappan civilisation and is known for the oldest man-made dockyard, a statement from the Prime Minister's office said. A maritime heritage complex in Lothal ...