WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which was the First site of Indus Valley Civilization to be discovered
A
Kot Diji
B
Mohenjodaro
C
Lothal
D
Harappa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The civilization was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then in 1922 at Mohenjo-daro (Mohenjodaro), near the Indus River in the Sindh (Sind) region. Both sites are in present-day Pakistan, in Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indus Valley Civilisation is also named the Harappa civilisation after Harappa, the first of its sites to be excavated in the 1920s, in what was then the Punjab province of British India.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1912 Harappan seals with unknown symbols were discovered by J. Fleet. This triggered an expedition by Sir John Hubert Marshall in 1921-1922. This expedition led to the discovery of the ancient city of Harappa, thus confirming the existence of the Indus Valley civilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -The civilization was first discovered during an excavation campaign under Sir John Hubert Marshall in 1921–22 at Harappa following the discovery of seals by J Fleet. Harappan ruins were discovered by Marshall, Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni and Madho Sarup Vats.

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