A new study argues the Indus Civilization may have been the most egalitarian society in the ancient world—but scholars are ...

"Dedicated to the memory of George F. Dales, Jr. (1927-1992) and Walter A. Fairservis, Jr. (1924-1994)". "This catalogue accompanies the exhibition, Great Cities, Small Treasures: the ancient world of ...

Today’s cities are hotbeds of inequality. Urban real estate is one of the most expensive kinds of land in the world. It ...

The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the most sophisticated societies of the ancient world, with planned cities, advanced drainage systems, long-distance trade networks, and possibly even a ...

The pen might be mightier than a sword but, as Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, one of India’s leading historians of the 20th century, put it in 1970, the spade of the archeologist can be mightier than the ...

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There were more than 1,400 towns and cities in the Indus Valley. The names Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were given to the cities in later times. We do not know what the Indus people called their cities, ...

India’s history is undeniably ancient, with the Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic period, and later empires forming the backbone of Indian culture. However, if we look at the timeline of human ...

At its peak, the ancient Indus River Valley civilization featured gridded streets, multistory brick homes, flush toilets and bustling shops. Its people traded gold, precious stones and items such as ...

Successive major droughts, each lasting longer than 85 years, were likely a key factor in the eventual fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment ...

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle. By Pragati K.B. Reporting from New Delhi It is a riddle that has ...