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Map showing important sites in the history of the ancient Indus civilization, including cities and agricultural sites, along with the locations of modern-day cities.
Language, architecture, and culture in the Indus River basin
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Also Known As Harappān civilization • Indus valley civilization

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Map showing important sites in the history of the ancient Indus civilization, including cities and agricultural sites, along with the locations of modern-day cities.
Harappa ruins
Mohenjo-daro
Harappan terra-cotta figurines
Indus statue
Indus civilization: seals
Indus civilization: cooking pots
Mohenjo-daro ruins
steatite seal
steatite seal
Language, architecture, and culture in the Indus River basin
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Sir John Hubert Marshall
British archaeologist

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