A new study argues the Indus Civilization may have been the most egalitarian society in the ancient world—but scholars are ...

The Indus Valley Civilization is one of the many ancient civilizations that once existed. It was a mirror into modern yet sustainable living. It continues to fascinate archaeologists and history ...

The Indus Valley Civilization built some of the world’s earliest cities, developed advanced urban planning, and maintained long-distance trade networks across ancient Asia. Yet despite these ...

New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the 'rules' of history by becoming more equal as it became more successful.

At its peak, the ancient Indus River Valley civilization featured gridded streets, multistory brick homes, flush toilets and bustling shops. Its people traded gold, precious stones and items such as ...

NEW DELHI – For thousands of years, Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, and Lothal, the great cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, were the center of one of the world’s earliest and most advanced urban ...

Cave stalagmite in Himalayas offers most detailed explanation for what led to decline of ancient Indus civilization, study says. Photo from Jed Owen via Unsplash Four thousand years ago, the sprawling ...

In the mid-1850s, a few years after the British annexation of the Punjab, some railway builders stumbled upon an ancient mound of terracotta bricks at Harappa in the valley of the Ravi. Despite ...

Today’s cities are hotbeds of inequality. Urban real estate is one of the most expensive kinds of land in the world. It ...

Shereen Ratnagar, a leading archaeologist renowned for her work on the Indus Valley Civilization, passed away in Mumbai at 82 ...