Objects as History 002

-16th January 2020 – Vedant Sharma

In this class , we talked about,

The Indus Valley culture

[ 10000BC ] is also regarded as the first dispersed village in India. The term Indus Valley derives from the Indus River, which is also the first civilization to arise along with the Egyptian and Greek cultures. The identities of this civilization are inferred from the Indus River. It was known for its fertile land, architecture and commerce.

Recognized for its good urban planning and agricultural activities and a wide  range of agricultural tools. They even worshiped the female gods because,  they were considered to be sacred  and holy because of their depictions.

In 7500 BC, the first archaeological material remains were found in Mehergarh  [ first copper melted ] which was the first town we had ,first settled down in India. It was during the Chalcolithic generation. Malwa(1600-1300BC) and Jorwe(early phase 1600-1000BC) are the prime examples of this age. The area had an  agriculture similar to that of Malwa, but with  improvements, geometric patterns  in black, traded with Karnataka for gold and the coast for fish.

Even, that were very intriguing about this community were that they had forfeited walls to  demonstrate enemies, that there was  someone living in  the city who needed protection.

CONCLUSION:

Ultimately, the Indus Valley society was preferable to Jorwe and Malwa because it had stronger urban planning than both communities.

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