Indus Valley Civilization 2500 B.C.E.

  Indus Valley Civilisation Jump to navigation Jump to search Indus Valley civilisation Alternative names Harappan civilisation ancient Indus Indus civilisation Geographical range Basins of the  Indus River ,  Pakistan  and the seasonal  Ghaggar-Hakra river , northwest  India  and eastern Pakistan Period Bronze Age South Asia Dates c.   3300  – c.   1300 BCE Type site Harappa Major sites Harappa,  Mohenjo-daro ,  Dholavira , and  Rakhigarhi Preceded by Mehrgarh Followed by Painted Grey Ware culture Excavated ruins of  Mohenjo-daro ,  Sindh  province,  Pakistan , showing the  Great Bath  in the foreground. Mohenjo-daro, on the right bank of the  Indus River , is a  UNESCO World Heritage Site , the first site in South Asia to be so declared. Miniature votive images or toy models from  Harappa , c. 2500 BCE.  Terracotta  figurines indicate the yoking of  zebu  oxen f...