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Harappa was rediscovered (by a white person) in 1826 CE by British Army deserter, James Lewis. Lewis was wandering the Punjab region of the then British India in search of ancient artifacts, and, presumably, in avoidance or people who would take him back to the army. At the time Lewis, and the archaeologists who later followed him, assumed that the city dated to around the era of Alexander the Great. However, later discoveries of artistic seals identical to ones found in Sumer would prove that t Indus Civilization Art, Harappan Civilization Project, Indus Valley Civilization Art, Mohenjo Daro Civilization, Harrapan Civilization, Vedic Civilization, Ashoka The Great, Harappan Civilization, Indian Civilization

Called 'The Priest King' this iconic Harappan statue was found in Mohenjo Daro Existing several hundred years after the Varna Culture, and home of one of the worlds first major urban center, the Indus River Valley Civilization, or Harappa Civilization, was almost forgotten to history until the early 20th century. Contemporaries with Egypt and Sumer, the Harappa civilization has some of the earliest and finest examples of urban planning, writing, and a standardized system of weights and…

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Going back to 2700 BCE, the Indus Valley Civilization had some of the earliest known urban sanitation systems. With drainage and sewage in every home, these ancient urban planners were truly ahead of their time! #plumbinghistory #indusvalley #plumbingpioneers #mpm #maxwellplumb #didyouknow #history #plumbing #nyc #trivia #plumbingtrivia #ancientplumbing Indus Valley Civilization Architecture, Indus Civilization Art, Indus River Valley Civilization, Indus Valley Civilization Clothing, Harappan Civilization Project, Indus Valley Civilization Art, Indus Valley Civilization Project, Indus Valley Civilization Project Ideas, 1st Grade History

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