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Bronze Age Civilisations Timeline
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- 2500 BCE
- Four major Bronze Age civilisations emerge
- 2500 BCE
- Harappan Civilisation flourishes
- 2350 BCE
- Mesopotamian records mention trade with Meluha
- 1921
- Harappa discovered by Daya Ram Sahni
- 1922
- Mohenjo-daro discovered by R D Banerjee
- 1924
- John Marshall announces discovery in London News
- 1800 BCE
- Harappan Civilisation begins to decline
Harappan Civilisation Overview
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- Harappan Civilisation
- Origins
- Bronze Age 2500 BCE
- Indigenous theory
- Foreign influence theory
- Discovery 1920s
- Extent
- 1.3 million sq km
- Pakistan sites
- Harappa
- Mohenjo daro
- India sites
- Lothal
- Kalibangan
- Dholavira
- Sources
- Great Bath
- Citadel
- Seals 2000 plus
- Sculptures
- Bearded Man
- Dancing Girl
- Dockyard Lothal
- Script undeciphered
- Features
- Urban Planning
- Grid pattern
- Two part cities
- Drainage system
- Trade
- Internal networks
- Mesopotamian links
- Standardized weights
- Art Craft
- Bronze casting
- Pottery making
- Bead industry
- Urban Planning
- Decline
- Climate change
- Natural disasters
- Deforestation
- River changes
- Legacy
- Cultural continuity
- Religious practices
- Craft techniques
- Urban planning
- Origins
Timeline of Harappan Civilization Discovery and Development
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- 2600 BCE
- Mature Harappan Period Begins
- 2500 BCE
- Major Cities Flourishing
- 2000 BCE
- Decline Phase Starts
- 1800 BCE
- Civilization Ends
- 1875
- First Harappan Seal Found
- 1921
- Harappa Excavated by Daya Ram Sahni
- 1922
- Mohenjo-daro Excavated by R.D. Banerji
- 1924
- Discovery Announced by John Marshall
- 1957
- Lothal Discovered
- 1967
- Dholavira Discovered
Harappan Civilisation
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- Harappan Civilisation
- Bronze Age Civilisation
- Origin and discovery
- Sources of information
- Urban planning
- Trade and transport
- Art and craft
- Script and seals
- Dholavira
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