00984nam a2200169 i 4500008004100000020001800041040001300059082001600072100002700088245007700115250001700192260004800209300003000257500001300287520050000300650001400800260119s1998    xx o          000 0 und d  a0-19-577940-1  aPK-LaGCW  a709.34bKEN10aKenoyer, Jonathan Mark10aAncient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization /cJonathan Mark Kenoyer  a3rd edition.  bOxford University Press :aNew york,c1998.  a260 Pages :bpbk.c28 cm.  aNo Index  aThe Indus Valley Civilization (c. 2600–1900 BCE) was one of the world’s earliest urban cultures, distinguished by its systematically planned cities, advanced infrastructure, and high degree of standardization. Its cities represent a unique model of ancient urbanism—orderly, hygienic, and administratively coordinated, yet lacking monumental palaces or temples.
Major cities were distributed across present-day Pakistan and north-western India, connected by river systems and trade routes.  aFine Arts