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Indus Valley Civilization at least 8,000 years old, not 5500; ended because of climate change

Indus Valley Civilization at least 8,000 years old, not 5500; ended because of climate change

It may be time to rewrite history textbooks. Scientists from IIT-Kharagpur andArchaeological Survey of India (ASI) have uncovered evidence that the Indus Valley Civilization is at least 8,000 years old, and not 5,500 years old, taking root well before the Egyptian (7000BC to 3000BC) and Mesopotamian (6500BC to 3100BC) civilizations. What’s more, the researchers have […]