Publication Date: 2023/12/07
Abstract: The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) was unique amongst the contemporaneous civilisations of the bronze Age because of its geographical extent, technological advancements, an organised civic society, well-planned cities, unprecedented standardization of construction materials and methods, weights and measures, manufacturing, and bristling trade as far away as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Afrika. The rise of Indus Civilisation (8th to 4th millennium BCE) culminated in its mature phase that lasted from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE and by 1300 BCE its cities were abandoned. The reasons advanced for this decline include, climatic changes, rivers changing courses, recurring floods, and loss of international trade etc. The possibility of ideological conflicts, though indicated by Hussain has not been seriously investigated [1]. In this paper, an attempt is made to establish if ideological conflict could indeed have led to the collapse of this civilisation.
Keywords: Indus Valley Civilisation; Decline; Genetics; Ideological Conflict.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10279539
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23NOV2293.pdf
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