Question

is indus valley civillisation is also known as harpan civillisation

Answer 1

In archaeology there is a practice of naming a particular culture or civilization after the first site of its kind that was discovered; it is called as a proto-site. Harappa was the first site of Indus Valley discovered in 1920s. Thus it is after this site that the civilization came to be known as Harappan Civilization.

Answer 2

yes Indus valley civilization is also called as harappan civilization because harappa and mohanzedaro are the cities flourished during this civilization