Indus Valley Civilization Research Paper

ANCIENT INDIA
Although the Indus Valley Civilization began approximately 5000 years ago, it was not discovered until the 1920’s. Interestingly, all of the information we have on this civilization comes from physical findings, as although we’ve discovered some of their writings, it has yet to be deciphered. No consensus has yet been made concerning the social organization, and there is very little information on the religion of the Indus Valley Civilizations. What we do know is that there were at least two major cities, and hundreds of small towns and villages, all displaying a well planned urbanization system (http://www.ancient.eu/Indus_Valley_Civilization/). There were wide streets, public and private wells, drains, bathing platforms and reservoirs (http://www.harappa.com/har/indus-saraswati.html). We also recognize that all evidence points to a peaceful people, with very few weapons being found and no signs of violence on either the human bones or building remains (http://www.ushistory.org/civ/8a.asp) found.
The Indus Civilization evolved near the Indus River due to the spacious and fertile land. The people were able to grow crops

Although there has been no evidence of practices, clay figurines have been discovered suggesting that religion was important to them. Along with these clay figurines, several thousand seals have been discovered. Possibly the most notable artifacts found, these seals seem to depict animals and people and show a little about the life and character of the Indus Valley people (https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Ancient/Indus2.html). For instance, the women portrayed on the seals are shown with elaborate coiffures and wearing heavy jewelry, both which suggests that they were a people with cultivated tastes and a refined aesthetic sensibility