The Indus Valley Civilisation flourished across what is now Pakistan and north-western India, becoming one of the world's earliest urban societies alongside ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, dating back ...

A new study argues the Indus Civilization may have been the most egalitarian society in the ancient world—but scholars are divided. A view of Mohenjo Daro's stupa, or dome-shaped monument. Scholars ...

Islamabad: Pakistan has sought to present the Indus Valley Civilisation, regarded as one of the world's earliest civilisations and a foundation of the Indian subcontinent's cultural history, as part ...

This article is part of an ongoing series surveying archeological and historical sites across Asia. For the introduction to this series, please see here. As mentioned in the introductory article to ...

A fish under a roof. A stick figure without a head. A series of lines that look like a garden rake. These symbols are part of an entirely undeciphered script from a sophisticated ancient civilization ...

Several mobile apps are helping users learn Indian history through quizzes, audiobooks and storytelling formats. Options like Indian History Quiz GK, Gurukula and Maya and Mosha offer bite-sized ...

In past articles, I’ve discussed the development of agriculture and civilization in South Asia, which originated in the Indus Valley region. However, much of the history of the Indus Valley ...

An as yet undeciphered script found on relics from the Indus valley constitutes a genuine written language, a new mathematical analysis suggests. The finding is the latest chapter in a bitter dispute ...

India dismissed Pakistan's claim to the Indus Valley Civilization legacy, citing Islamabad's history of promoting terrorism and failing to protect minorities.