We need to pay more attention to #drought, otherwise we may suffer the same #fate as the #Harappans
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/decades-long-droughts-doomed-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-civilizations #Harappan #climate #climatechange #archaeology
Mapping the Cradle of Civilization - How Geography Shaped the Indus Valley
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https://americangeo.substack.com/i/166074972/mapping-the-cradle-of-civilization-how-geography-shaped-the-indus-valley <-- shared technical article
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f508nx <-- shared BBC podcast
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #IndusWatersTreaty #IndusValleyCivilization #Harappan #agriculture #urban #cities #trade #transportation #technology #geography #BronzeAge #civilisations #hydrology #water #surfacewater #waterresources #snowmelt #watersecurity #history #ancienthistory #Indus #IndusRiver
The #Dholavira #Harappan metrological ratios resonate with the Vedic principle of 'Addition of one unit', highlighting a sophisticated understanding of mathematics in ancient times. By applying these principles, the architectural text of Mansara (c.1000 CE) derives influential ratios such as 5:4, 3:2, 7:4, 2:1, 9:4, 5:2, 11:4, and 3:1, prominently used in Dholavira.
10/16
This remarkable engineering feat highlights the Harappan civilization's sophistication in urban planning and resilience against natural disasters. #Archaeology #Harappan #Dholavira #Lothal #EngineeringMarvels
8/16
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
4/16
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
2/16
#TamilNadu is offering #USD1million to anyone who can decipher this #5300yearold #writing
#India #IndusValleyCivilization #Harappan
https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/hollywood/india-offering-1million-to-anyone-who-can-decipher-this-5-300-year-old-writing/ar-AA1xLQ3n?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=8030962553744539ed0f8d1f8b9258ce&ei=54
The Indus script, also known as the #Harappan #Script, is a collection of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization, which flourished in the Indus River Valley (present-day India and Pakistan) during the Bronze Age (c. 3300-1300 BCE).
Archaeologists, Software experts and computer experts across the world have been making efforts to decipher the script.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Indus-Valley-Scripts-60c5af47a3a140f1d4412592
A female dancer from the Harappan civilization of ancient South Asia.
#harappan #indusvalley #ancient #southasian #indian #blackwoman #womanofcolor #digitalart #art
A Harappan huntress attacking a tiger from elephant-back in the ancient Indus Valley!
#indusvalley #harappan #archaeology #southasian #womanofcolor #digitalart #art
The #Genetic #Ancestors and Descendants of the #IndusValley #civilisation |. The #Harappan #Civilisation was not a combination of recently immigrated Central Asians, Iranians or Mesopotamians which imported civilizational knowledge, but instead was a distinct...
