A new study argues the Indus Civilization may have been the most egalitarian society in the ancient world—but scholars are ...

In the mid-1850s, a few years after the British annexation of the Punjab, some railway builders stumbled upon an ancient mound of terracotta bricks at Harappa in the valley of the Ravi. Despite ...

Cave stalagmite in Himalayas offers most detailed explanation for what led to decline of ancient Indus civilization, study says. Photo from Jed Owen via Unsplash Four thousand years ago, the sprawling ...

The fate of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization has long captivated scholars, yet the precise reasons behind its decline have remained elusive. A recent climate study offers fresh insight, placing ...

New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the 'rules' of history by becoming more equal as it became more successful.

India’s history is undeniably ancient, with the Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic period, and later empires forming the backbone of Indian culture. However, if we look at the timeline of human ...

"Dedicated to the memory of George F. Dales, Jr. (1927-1992) and Walter A. Fairservis, Jr. (1924-1994)". "This catalogue accompanies the exhibition, Great Cities, Small Treasures: the ancient world of ...

Today’s cities are hotbeds of inequality. Urban real estate is one of the most expensive kinds of land in the world. It ...

Successive major droughts, each lasting longer than 85 years, were likely a key factor in the eventual fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, according to a paper in Communications Earth & Environment ...