Harappa/Indus Valley Civilisation (2600-1900 BC)/Bronze Age
The Harappan civilization was first discovered by Charles Mason in 1826, followed by Sir Alexander Cunningham in 1872. Neither of them thought the structures represented a civilization.
- It was only in 1924 that an archaeologist John Marshall studied the ruins and concluded the region as a long-forgotten civilization. He believed that this civilization was as old as the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
- Harappan civilization is classified into three phases i.e. the Early Harappan Phase from 3300 to 2600 BCE, the Mature Harappan Phase from 2600 to 1900 BCE, and the Late Harappan Phase from 1900 to 1300 BCE.
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