Researchers Discover Why the Harappan Civilization Collapsed Researchers have discovered that prolonged drought, rather than conflict, caused the Harappan civilization to collapse around 1300 BCE.

What happened to the Harappan (Indus Valley) civilization? It all but disappeared around 1300 BCE, and modern researchers seem to have finally figured out why.

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For over a century, the Indus Script has been treated like a riddle carved by philosophers. The Indus Script Wasn’t Poetry. It Was a Barcode.

The Indus Script Wasn’t Poetry. It Was a Barcode.
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Bare mountains drop into a valley with a river and trees.

Why did the Harappan Civilization in the Indus Valley disappear? New CIRES research reconstructs ancient Indus River flow to understand a disappeared civilization. #indusvalley #harappan #paleoclimatology Read about the research at this link: buff.ly/FodCx6o

Decades-long droughts doomed one of the world's oldest civilizations A series of lengthy droughts brought about the fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, a new study finds.

We need to pay more attention to #drought, otherwise we may suffer the same #fate as the #Harappans

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Multiple extreme droughts likely triggered Indus Valley civilisation's collapse: New study New Delhi: A series of prolonged and severe droughts lasting more than 85 years each likely led to the gradual collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC),

A Series of prolonged #droughts, at least for more than 85 yrs each likely led to gradual collapse of the #IndusValleyCivilisation between 4450 and 3400 years ago,caused widespread #aridification, ultimately forced de-urbanisation of #Harappan civilization
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The #Dholavira #Harappan metrological ratios resonate with the Vedic principle of 'Addition of one unit', highlighting a sophisticated understanding of mathematics in ancient times.

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In comparison, the iconic Great Wall of China measures only 4-5 meters thick. This remarkable engineering feat highlights the Harappan civilization's sophistication in urban planning and resilience against natural disasters. #Archaeology #Harappan #Dholavira #Lothal #EngineeringMarvels

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The author of the research found that '108' Angula equals 1 Dhanusha = 1.9 meters
The new equation of 'Angula' matches with Kautilya's Arthashastra (2.20.6, 2.20.19) and Varahamihira's Brihat Samhita (LVIII.2)
The #harappan bricks were measuring 7:14:28
7 is ~=4 Angulas

4/19

As per latest studies, Dholavira construction used metrological units continued even in Tajo Mahal.

The author of this paper used "Dhanus" as 1.9 meters to evaluate dimensions and found that #harappan were not only fond of ratios but applied to all settlement of that period with some MOE

2/19

#TamilNadu is offering #USD1million to anyone who can decipher this #5300yearold #writing
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Indus Valley Scripts The Indus script is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization. Most inscriptions containing these symbols are extremely short, making it difficult to understand.

The Indus script, also known as the #Harappan #Script, is a collection of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization.

Archaeologists, Software experts and computer experts across the world have been making efforts to decipher the script.

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The 1st half outlines how different plants were domesticated and then arrived in the Indus zone, and the 2nd part showcases the ways that people used them in #food, how the #environment was changed by #agriculture, and what the impact of #climatechange might have been on the #Harappan people.

Why is one of humankind’s greatest empires largely forgotten? Watch a video from a 4,500-year-old “lost city” of the #Harappan culture in the Thar desert of #India. Story: https://bit.ly/2C5g4wJ #EdenWalk Video: https://vimeo.com/287508421

Why is one of humankind’s greatest empires largely forgotten? Watch a video from a 4,500-year-old “lost city” of the #Harappan culture in the Thar desert of #India. Story: https://bit.ly/2C5g4wJ #EdenWalk Video: https://vimeo.com/287508421

National Geographic Out of Eden Walk Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 38,000 km, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.

Some of the first cities the world erode in the remote Thar desert of #India. Yet apart from hints of forgotten glory, the 4000-yr-old rubble of the mysterious #Harappan culture tells few tales. A new @outofedenwalk dispatch: Cities of Silence. #EdenWalk https://bit.ly/2NF4Cck

National Geographic Out of Eden Walk Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 38,000 km, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.

Some of the first cities the world erode in the remote Thar desert of #India. Yet apart from hints of forgotten glory, the 4000-yr-old rubble of the mysterious #Harappan culture tells few tales. A new @outofedenwalk dispatch: Cities of Silence. #EdenWalk https://bit.ly/2NF4Cck