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Big History 2: India

Background Reading: Indus Valley

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This web-article is on an archaeological excavation at Rojdi, India, believed to be a site of the Harappan civilization. Findings at the Rojdi dig, which include houses, courtyards, food-storage areas, and animal remains, reveal information on the living, farming, and eating habits of these ancient Harappan people.

This site from the North Park University includes a brief description of Harappan civilization, including the trade carried on between the Harappan and other ancient civilizations.

Lengthy illustrated notes, to accompany a university-level course, on the rise and spread of civilization in India and China.

Lengthy but impressive overview of Ancient civilizations with timelines and charts comparing advancements in development. This lecture advances the idea that the first American civilizations developed not much later than civilizations on other continents. This idea casts doubt on proposition racial inferiority of American indigenous people. Click the highlighted "Timeline" under the "Later Civilizations" heading.