Harappan Civilization

Harappa

It Lies on the bank of the river Ravi at a distance of about 160 kilomitres from Lahore. It was bigger in area than Mohen-jo-Daro and was the capital of the Northern Region. Wells at Harappa are rare as compared to Mohen-jo-Daro. The most remarkable building at Harappa is the great granary if Mohen-jo-Daro can boast of the great public bath.

The remains of the Indus Valley Civilization have also been unearthed at various other places such as Chanhu-Daro, Loham-jo-Daro, Amri, Naal, Rupar, Lothal, Sanghol, Mitathal, Kali Bangan, etc. They reveal  that this civilization was spread over the whole of sind, Punjab, The Valley of N.W.F.P., Rajasthan Kathiawar, Gujarat and the northern part of the gangetic basin.

Its Date

Its is difficult to fix the period of this civilization because the script of the Indus valley people has not been deciphered as yet. Pots, tablets, seals, etc. of the Indus Valley People have been excavated from the ruins of Mesopotamis. Babylonia and Egypt. They have been dated between 3200 to 2750 B.C. So, it is generally believed that this civilization also flourished between 3200 to 2750 B.C. or about 5,000 years ago. At Mohen-jo-Daro, seven layers have been unearthed upto the water level.. if we assign 500 years to each layer, then we can easily say that this civilization flourished in about 3500 B.C. Iron has not been found among the ruins of this civilization, so we come to conclusion that this civilization existed before 2300 B.C.