why is indus valley civilization also known as harappan civilization? (at least 200 words)
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Indus Valley Civilization which is also referred as Harappan civilization is of the largest cities of its time. The Indus Valley civilization is called the Harappan civilization because Harappa was the first site where the unique archaeological evidences of the civilization were discovered.
The Indus River Valley Civilization, 3300-1300 BCE, also known as the Harappan Civilization, extended from modern-day northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.
The Indus civilisation is also known as the Harappan Civilisation, after its type site, Harappa, the first of its sites to be excavated early in the 20th century in what was then the Punjab province of British India and now is Pakistan.
Major sites: Harappa, Mohenjo-daro (27°19′45″N 68°08′20″E / 27.32917°N 68...
Geographical range: Basins of the Indus River, Pakistan and the seasonal Ghaggar-...
Dates: c. 3300 – c. 1300