Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization, also known as the Harappan Civilization, was a Bronze Age urban civilization of the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra river basins in present day Pakistan and northwestern India, with its mature, city building phase dated to roughly 2600 to 1900 BCE. Its major urban centers, including Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Ganeriwala, Dholavira and Rakhigarhi, supported populations that likely reached tens of thousands, with standardized weights and measures, planned street grids and drainage systems, and a still undeciphered script. It ranks alongside Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia among the earliest urban civilizations of the ancient world.