Write about the contribution of the Indus civilization
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The first known plowed field was found at an Indus Valley site. The first known port was at the Indus Valley site of Lothal. The cities of the Indus Valley civilization were planned and laid out carefully, with a gridwork of roads and running water and sewer systems serving most of the homes, this was quite unusual for a Bronze Age culture.
Their writing system, called Indus script, was the first known writing system in South Asia.
The most common Indus inscriptions were on steatite or ceramic stamp seals about the size of postage stamps, usually with a personal name or title and an image of a bull, tiger, rhino or elephant. The seals may have been used for signing documents or identification purposes. Many of these seals can be considered masterpieces of ancient art in miniature form. The bronze statue of the Dancing Girl and the stone bust of the Priest King are likewise iconic artworks of this culture.
It was the people of the Indus Valley culture who first cultivated eggplants. Other crops they grew; millet, rice, wheat, barley, peas, lentils, gram, chickpeas, coriander, dates, grapes, figs, walnuts, mangoes, okra, caper, garlic, turmeric, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, mustard, cotton, sugarcane and sesame. Their domestic animals included cattle, markhor goats, sheep, horses (horse bones were identified by biologist Sandor Bokonyi from a variety of Indus and pre-Indus sites), chickens, water buffalo, dogs, cats and silkworms.
Metal work consisted of copper, bronze, silver and gold items. Weapons and tools might be made of copper or bronze, but stone was a popular material also. A few stamp seals made of silver have been found, and fragments of gold jewelry were discovered at Dholavira.
Homes were generally made of mud brick, but the IVC city of Dholavira was built of stone. Favorite gems included banded agate and carnelian, which they exported to lands as far off as Egypt.
Their writing system, called Indus script, was the first known writing system in South Asia.
The most common Indus inscriptions were on steatite or ceramic stamp seals about the size of postage stamps, usually with a personal name or title and an image of a bull, tiger, rhino or elephant. The seals may have been used for signing documents or identification purposes. Many of these seals can be considered masterpieces of ancient art in miniature form. The bronze statue of the Dancing Girl and the stone bust of the Priest King are likewise iconic artworks of this culture.
It was the people of the Indus Valley culture who first cultivated eggplants. Other crops they grew; millet, rice, wheat, barley, peas, lentils, gram, chickpeas, coriander, dates, grapes, figs, walnuts, mangoes, okra, caper, garlic, turmeric, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, mustard, cotton, sugarcane and sesame. Their domestic animals included cattle, markhor goats, sheep, horses (horse bones were identified by biologist Sandor Bokonyi from a variety of Indus and pre-Indus sites), chickens, water buffalo, dogs, cats and silkworms.
Metal work consisted of copper, bronze, silver and gold items. Weapons and tools might be made of copper or bronze, but stone was a popular material also. A few stamp seals made of silver have been found, and fragments of gold jewelry were discovered at Dholavira.
Homes were generally made of mud brick, but the IVC city of Dholavira was built of stone. Favorite gems included banded agate and carnelian, which they exported to lands as far off as Egypt.
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For all its achievements, the Indus civilization is still poorly understood. ... Lack of information until recently led many scholars to negatively contrast the Indus Valley legacy with what is known about its contemporaries, Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, implying that these have contributed more to human development.The Indus Valley civilization, India's earliest known civilization (2500-1700 BC), is identified by its interesting culture as well as its artifacts.
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