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The '''Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)''', also known as the '''Harappan Civilization''', was one of the earliest urban societies, flourishing in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent from approximately | The '''Indus Valley Civilization (IVC)''', also known as the '''Harappan Civilization''', was one of the earliest urban societies, flourishing in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent from approximately 2600 BCE.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Neil Faulkner|year=2013|title=A Marxist History of the World: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals|chapter=Ancient Empires|page=19|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedljwr5izotdclz23o3c5p4di4t3ero3ncbfytip55slhiz4otuls?filename=Neil%20Faulkner%20-%20A%20Marxist%20History%20of%20the%20World_%20From%20Neanderthals%20to%20Neoliberals-Pluto%20Press%20%282013%29.pdf|publisher=Pluto Press|quote=Around 2600 bc, urban civilisation emerged in the Indus Valley in modern Pakistan. The great monuments and residential suburbs of Mohenjo-daro cover 2.6 square km. The walled perimeter of Harappa is 4 km long. Inscribed seal stamps and standard weights and measures indicate complex administration.|isbn=9781849648639|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=91CA6C708BFE15444FE27899217FBA8E}}</ref> It developed a network of planned cities, extensive irrigation-based agriculture, standardized craft production, and long-distance trade. From a historical-materialist perspective, the Indus Valley represents a complex agrarian society transitioning toward early class differentiation, though the precise character of its political structures remains debated. | ||
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The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC), also known as the Harappan Civilization, was one of the earliest urban societies, flourishing in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent from approximately 2600 BCE.[1] It developed a network of planned cities, extensive irrigation-based agriculture, standardized craft production, and long-distance trade. From a historical-materialist perspective, the Indus Valley represents a complex agrarian society transitioning toward early class differentiation, though the precise character of its political structures remains debated.
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- ↑ “Around 2600 bc, urban civilisation emerged in the Indus Valley in modern Pakistan. The great monuments and residential suburbs of Mohenjo-daro cover 2.6 square km. The walled perimeter of Harappa is 4 km long. Inscribed seal stamps and standard weights and measures indicate complex administration.”
Neil Faulkner (2013). A Marxist History of the World: From Neanderthals to Neoliberals: 'Ancient Empires' (p. 19). [PDF] Pluto Press. ISBN 9781849648639 [LG]