Authors :
Rajiva Bhatnagar
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 11 - November
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10279539
Abstract :
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) was
unique amongst the contemporaneous civilisations of the
bronze Age because of its geographical extent,
technological advancements, an organised civic society,
well-planned cities, unprecedented standardization of
construction materials and methods, weights and
measures, manufacturing, and bristling trade as far
away as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Afrika. The rise of
Indus Civilisation (8th to 4th millennium BCE)
culminated in its mature phase that lasted from 2600
BCE to 1900 BCE and by 1300 BCE its cities were
abandoned. The reasons advanced for this decline
include, climatic changes, rivers changing courses,
recurring floods, and loss of international trade etc. The
possibility of ideological conflicts, though indicated by
Hussain has not been seriously investigated [1]. In this
paper, an attempt is made to establish if ideological
conflict could indeed have led to the collapse of this
civilisation.
Keywords :
Indus Valley Civilisation; Decline; Genetics; Ideological Conflict.
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) was
unique amongst the contemporaneous civilisations of the
bronze Age because of its geographical extent,
technological advancements, an organised civic society,
well-planned cities, unprecedented standardization of
construction materials and methods, weights and
measures, manufacturing, and bristling trade as far
away as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Afrika. The rise of
Indus Civilisation (8th to 4th millennium BCE)
culminated in its mature phase that lasted from 2600
BCE to 1900 BCE and by 1300 BCE its cities were
abandoned. The reasons advanced for this decline
include, climatic changes, rivers changing courses,
recurring floods, and loss of international trade etc. The
possibility of ideological conflicts, though indicated by
Hussain has not been seriously investigated [1]. In this
paper, an attempt is made to establish if ideological
conflict could indeed have led to the collapse of this
civilisation.
Keywords :
Indus Valley Civilisation; Decline; Genetics; Ideological Conflict.
