Little Known Facts About Indus Valley Civilisation

28Aug,2023

Indus Valley Civilization was the largest among the four civilisations of the world (Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China)

Size

Some call it ‘Indus-Saraswati Civilization’ on the river systems, while others call it Harappan Civilisation

Nomenclature

The major urban centres are Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Dholavira, Ganweriwala and Rakhigarhi.

Major Centres

The population of Indus Valley Civilization was over 5 million, mostly artisans and traders.

Population

They had advanced sanitation systems and implemented channelling of water and the disposal of waste waterway.

Drainage System

World’s first planned cities were found here with cities being planned in grid patterns

Town Planning

Board with stone letters over 30 cm in height in a wooden frame believed to be the world’s first signboard.

Oldest Signboards

Indus Valley had large-scale maritime trade relations with other civilisations like Egypt and Mesopotamia

Trade Relations

IThe world’s first buttons, mostly made from seashells, were found here dating back to 2800 – 2600 B.C

First buttons

Every city in the civilisation had at least one Great Bath, believed to have had religious purpose.

Great Baths