Town planning of Indus valley civilization & its contributions



What is The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)?


The IVC (Indus Valley Civilization) was also known as the civilization of Bronze Age which was of 3300 to 1300 BC and mature period of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was 2600 to1900 BCE. It was mainly situated in northwest part of South Asia which was extended from what today is the northeast part of the two countries that is Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest part of the India. Along with the ancient Egypt and the Mesopotamia civilization which was one of the three early civilizations of the Old World or we can say that it was one of the three early civilization of the ancient history. 



What is Harappa Civilization?


The Indus Valley Civilization(IVC) which is also known as the Harappa Civilization, after the extinction of the Harappa civilization, the first of Harappa Civilization sites is founded in the 1920s, at that time the Punjab was in India and after the division of India and Pakistan then that part of Punjab has moved into the Pakistan. The discovery of the Harappa civilization and soon after the discovery of the Harappa Civilization, the discovery of Mohenjo-Daro was started and its work begins in 1861. The discovery of the Mohenjo-Daro was done BT the Archaeological Survey of India in the time of the British Rule.

·         Urban-Town Planning of Indus Valley Civilization (IVC).


The extinction of the civilization undertaken in various places gives the lot of proves and the evidence that the people those who are living in the Indus valley were some kind of urban people. The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was both Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in Pakistan. In both the places that are Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro, the cities were built after the uniform planning and high skilled labors. The plans and ideas of Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro or we can say that The Indus ValleyCivilization (IVC) were taken in the future and all the construction of the town and the buildings are on the same concept which was given by them.



·         Painting, Art, Craft and Sculpture of Indus Valley Civilization (IVC):


The people those who were living in the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) had shown the progress in sculpture, carving, art of pottery and painting. They had from many statues as well as figures and many more with their ancient tools and ancient tradition which was discovered during discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC). They were very professional and skilled in their work and the statues of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) give the evidence of that, the statues were:

1.       A strong watch-dog
2.       The statue of a healthy bull.
3.       A shawl-wearing yogi.

 

·         Food of Indus Valley Civilization (IVC): 


The people those who were living in the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) were taking beef, pork, poultry, mutton, poultry, turtles and tortoises as their special food which they usually like to eat. Wheat was considered as the main meal in their food. Barley and palm-date were considered as the common eatable food for them. Fish were commonly used in there day to day life and vegetables and fruits are also used but there were the no sign of evidence of that.

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