c. 3300–1300 BCENorthwest South Asia (Pakistan, India)
Indus Valley
Discovery Momentum
12
A Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia with advanced urban planning, sanitation and an undeciphered script.
Religion
Unknown — possibly a mother goddess cult; the 'Priest-King' and animal motifs on seals.
Technology
Standardised brick sizes, covered drainage, weights and measures, seal carving.
Writing
Indus script — undeciphered, with around 400 signs.
Architecture
Grid-planned cities, citadels, the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro.
Major sites
2 known locations
Watch
Listen
Research
Read
Keep exploring