Includes bibliographical references and index.

Presents a study of the enigmatic Indus civilization and how a rich repertoire of archaeological tools is being used to probe its puzzles. This book takes readers back to a civilization as complex as its contemporaries in Mesopotamia and Egypt, one that covered a far larger region, yet lasted a much briefer time and left far fewer traces. This work is a revealing study of the enigmatic Indus civilization and how a rich repertoire of archaeological tools is being used to probe its puzzles. A chronological overview that establishes the important phases of the Indus civilization and places Indus society in the historical context of the development of South Asia Illustrations showing speculative reconstructions of the Indus civilization's magnificent cities and photographs of artifacts from exquisite jewelry to beautiful carved seals

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Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.