Abstract: The Indus valley civilization raises a great many, largely unresolved, questions. Why did this civilization, considering its sophistication, no spread beyond the Indus Valley? In general, the area where the Indus valley cities developed is arid, and one can surmise that urban development took place along a river that flew through a virtual desert. The Indus Valley people did not develop agriculture on any large scale, and consequently did not have to clear away a heavy growth of forest. Nor did they have the technology for that, since they were confined to using bronze or stone implements. They did not practice canal irrigation and did not have the heavy plough.
Keywords: Harappan, Indus Valley, Saraswati, Himalayan, culture, river.
Title: Indus valley civilization
Author: Vandana Tomar
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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