A Peaceful Realm: The Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization.

Science News | June 22, 2002 | Copyright

Jane R. McIntosh

A unique civilization emerged some 5,000 years ago in the valleys of the Indus and Saraswati rivers in Pakistan and India. The people, called Indus, sailed the seas and enjoyed a plentiful lifestyle for hundreds of years. They built cities of brick houses equipped with excellent baths and toilets. The citizens earned their living in trades, including cotton weaving. In fact, in its day, the Indus controlled an area larger than Egypt or Mesopotamia. Yet while much is now known about ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and Chinese people who lived about ...

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