What do you know about indus valley civilization anf finding of art and art crafts
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Indus Valley Civilization is one of three earliest civilization of the Old World along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. This ancient civilization was found on the fertile flood plains of the Indus River and its vicinity, extending from what today is North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India. It is also known as The Harappan Civilization which was identified in 1920’s at Harappa ,the first sites to be excavated in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region. The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization (3300-1300 BCE mature period 2600-1900 BCE). It flourished in the basins of the Indus River, one of the major rivers of Asia, and the Ghaggar-Hakra River, which once coursed through northwest India and eastern Pakistan.
The Indus River Valley cradled a remarkably art rich sophisticated society. Inhabitants of the ancient Indus river valley developed new techniques in handicraft (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin). The Indus cities are noted for their urban planning, baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, and clusters of large non-residential buildings
The Harappans developed the art of terracotta and bronze figurines. Recovered relics include models of bullock carts and jewellery, demonstrating an already distinctively Indian culture. Inhabitants of the ancient Indus river valley developed new techniques in handicraft (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin). Clay figurines discovered at this site suggest a Mother Goddess and a male three faced God sitting in the posture of a yogi were worshipped.
Indus Valley Civilization is remembered for its bronze figurative sculpture - notably the famous slender-limbed statue known as the "Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro" .