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The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) or Harappan Civilisation was a Bronze Agecivilisation mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.[1] Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of three early cradles of civilizations of the Old World, and of the three, the most widespread.
Archaeological excavation first began in 1921 CE at Harappa in the Punjab on the banks of the river Ravi . That is how this civilization come to be known as Harappan Civilization .It is also known as Indus Civilization.
Excavations were also carried out at Mohen-jo-daro, a place about 650 km to the south of Harappa in the Indus valley. There was a striking resemblance between the remains of structures and artefacts found at the two places. Similar remains have been found at Dholavira, Lothal , Kalibangan , Daimabad , etc
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