The Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilization | The Most Mysterious Ancient Civilization
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- 🔴 Watch the rest of the Discovery of India playlist here: • Playlist
Welcome to the first episode of a collaboration with a bunch of History TH-camrs: Discovery of India! The Indus Valley Civilization (also known as the Harappan Civilization) popped up around the Indus and Saraswati Rivers in the Indian subcontinent. The discovery of this ancient civilization is quite recent, and the Harappan people are still shrouded in mystery.
👉🏼 Get early access and help me choose what to put out next here: / digitwithraven
✅ Let's connect!
INSTAGRAM: / digitwithraven
TWITTER: / digitwithraven
FACEBOOK: / digitwithraven
MY GEAR
○ Zoom H4N Pro audio recorder amzn.to/35SGJIe
○ Microphone amzn.to/3clFIuR
○ Teleprompter amzn.to/35QX1RW
○ Lighting amzn.to/35QIW7j
It wasn’t until the 1920s with excavations taking place at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro that this mysterious civilization came to light. The Harappan civilization is unlike other civilizations that were around at the same time. The Indus Valley Civilization was the largest of the ancient civilizations with a population of over 5 million people, over 1500 sites spanning an area of over 1 million square kilometers full of planned cities, sewers, with standardized bricks and units of weight throughout the entire area - Even though some are separated by hundreds of kilometers, Harappan sites are extremely uniform in their city planning and building!
Let’s not forget about the massive public water works like the Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro! A peaceful, chill civilization who loved to take baths? Sign me up!
Sources
1.)The ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives by Jane R. McIntosh amzn.to/3j6qbmb
2.)Empires of the Indus the Story of a River by Alice Albinia amzn.to/33ViCYQ
3.) The Indus Civilization A Contemporary Perspective by Gregory L Possehl amzn.to/3i4q5dh
4.) A population history of India - From the First Modern People to the Present Day by Tim Dyson amzn.to/335mgQP
5.) India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma amzn.to/333RLe0
6.) India The Ancient Past A History of the Indian Subcontinent from c. 7000 BCE to CE 1200 by Burjor Avari amzn.to/3j7w1DK
7.) The Harappan Civilization and Its Writing: A Model for the Decipherment of the Indus Script by Walter Ashlin Fairservis amzn.to/2S1tu1Z
8.) Huge Ancient Civilization's Collapse Explained by Charles Q. Choi
www.livescience.com/20614-col...
9.) Decline of Bronze Age 'megacities' linked to climate change- University of Cambridge
phys.org/news/2014-02-decline...
10.) www.harappa.com/
11.) Abrupt weakening of the summer monsoon in northwest India ~4100 yr ago by Yama Dixit; David A. Hodell; Cameron A. Petrie Geology (2014) 42 (4): 339-342.
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/...
12.) Water Supply and Sewage Disposal at Mohenjo-Daro by M. Jansen, World Archaeology Vol. 21, No. 2 www.jstor.org/stable/124907?s...
archive.org/details/in.ernet....
Image Credits:
Shang writing
-BabelStone CC BY-SA 3.0
Mohenjo-Daro
-Saqib Qayyum CC BY-SA 3.0
Lothal drainage system
-Abhilashdvbk CC BY-SA 3.0
Indus priest king
-Mamoon Mengal CC BY-SA 1.0
Indus script
-Siyajkak CC BY-SA 3.0
Uruk ziggurat
-Hardnfast CC BY 3.0
Sarasvati River
-Io Herodotus CC BY-SA 4.0
Mesopotamia- Indus Map
-GFDL CC BY-SA 3.0
Harappan sites
-Merikanto CC BY-SA 4.0
Settlement map
-Merikanto CC BY-SA 4.0
Harappan bead and pot
-James Glazier CC BY-SA 2.0
Harappa drawing
-Tejavalli reddy(1830787) CC BY-SA 4.0
Mohenjo-Daro
-Saqib Qayyum CC BY-SA 3.0
Great bath Mohenjo-Daro
-Saqib Qayyum CC BY-SA 3.0
Priest King Statue
-Mamoon Mengal CC BY-SA 4.0
Indus Carnelian Beads
-ALFGRN CC BY-SA 2.0
Bathroom Lothal
-Bernard Gagnon CC BY-SA 3.0
Mohenjo-Daro
-Saqib Qayyum CC BY-SA 3.0
Uruk -SAC Andy Holmes (RAF)/MOD, OGL v1.0
Well in Lothal
-Bernard Gagnon CC BY-SA 3.0
Cheops pyramid
-Nina CC BY 2.5
Harappa
-Muhammad Bin Naveed CC BY-SA 3.0
Roman bath
-Joyofmuseums CC BY-SA 4.0
Hungary bath
-Dguendel CC BY 3.0
Terracotta beads
-Zunkir CC BY-SA 4.0
Rosetta stone
-Hans Hillewaert CC BY-SA 4.0
Stone seal -PHGCOM CC BY-SA 3.0
Pyramids of Giza -Bruno Girin
© The Trustees of the British Museum
Disclaimer because I love you all. Some links are affiliate. If you purchase anything from these links I may earn a small commission. This really helps in supporting the channel. I am not promoting anything that I do not 100% recommend or would not use myself! Thanks so much for your support!
#ancienthistory #indusvalley #discoveryofindia #Indianhistory
I went there a few years back and I swear, the streets are built better than modern-day streets in nearby village. Great video.
Isn't it crazy how ancient roads are so much better? Roman roads too- they're still being used. We really need to take a note from the past so I can stop tripping in potholes
Trust me anyone can make better roads than corrupt desi politicians
@Ashish Rajput What, RSS version of history? That's just a big joke, as fictional as your mythologies.
@@Abdullah-uv9nk Oh come on.....deity worship is far ancient than your Abrahamic faiths historically......😏
So...shut up your propaganda.....just 1400 years old 😐😐😐
@@kishandubey7882 Isn't Abrahamic faith older than Islam?Abrahamic faith started with Zoroastrian and Judaism.
Harappans just chillin, farming, crafting, trading, and bathing. #goals
Then along came the Aryans.
@@sufficientmagister9061 Aryan invasion is not true. If it's true why haven't archaeologists discovered proofs of skeletons or weapons
@@ripper5941
It was not an invasion, but it was a migration. Archeologists, linguists, and geneticists have found evidence through languages, skeletal remains, weapons (and other tools), and burials that strongly resemble Indo-European features, particularly to that specific Indo-European tribe which used an ethnic self-designation for itself known as Arya.
And meditation
@@sufficientmagister9061 not a migration either. No weapons found. Most of the skeletons found have Indian genes. I'm not aware of these burials mentioned, but a few non Indian genes/features, does not a migration or invasion mean. It is known the Harappans traded/communicated with Mesopotamia, Babylon, Chaldea, Media, Assyria, Persia, Afghanistan (and its neighboring "Stans") for raw materials and finished goods, e.g. lapis lazuli from Afghanistan's northern regions which is known even now for that. However, NO skeletons or burials with Indian features have been found in any of these regions--would that mean there was no migration of Indians to these places especially when there is overwhelming evidence of such connection existing from other artifacts such as coins, weights, lapis lazuli jewelry etc. As for linguists, that is not a scientific discipline and what they postulate has neither logic nor merit.
Indus Valley civilization is standard reading for 5th standard students in History for all Indian students as it was for me, I remember my history teacher saying to us that even though we know very little now in the next 10 to 15 years, historians and archeologists will be able to translate all these scripts and we will be able to know a lot more and will probably have a clearer idea what actually happened to this great civilization, I'm 39 years old now and I'm saddened to see that what I had learned as a 10 year old is the limit of all our information to this day, thanks for the video, felt like I was back in my classroom in much simpler days and times.
The indus valley civiliation were originally Asura kingdoms of Western Patala and did not follow Gangetic Vedic rites requiring worship of Indra & Agni. The original settlement of Aryan speakers in Ganges Yamuna valley was spearheaded by the Ikshvaku( Okkaka/Vokkaliga) Dravidian King Manu who hired the Aryans as soldiers and priests. The Aryans were escaping persecution of sorts by their Asura relatives ( degraded aryas) who ate barley and wheat while those who settled Ganges valley consumed rice. The barley eaters (Yava+Anna) and Wheat eaters ( Ganthuma+Ahaara) became later described as Yavanas and Gandhara peoples.
Hopefully AI language models will be able to help decipher these lost languages
Why do you need a source ? Are you into academic history ?
@@FancyRPGCanada Id rather use AI to build a future than ruminate on the past lol.
I believe Harrapan Civilization didn't ended it expanded and transformed and people shifted to all over Indian subcontinent. Most South Asians have IVC genes. The symbols like meditating monk, satphrishi, Cows, proto-shiva and even swastika which are all sacred in Hinduism are there in Harrapan symbols. If you look into symbols from 500 BCE-100BCE East India (Buddha and Maurya era) they match a lot to Harrapan Civilization.
That's why we called it cultural and civilizational continuity in india.
Yeah you guys claim everything. Even jesus was indian right lol
@@animesh7296 abrahamic filth wow ok says people who worship animals
@@187a3 when did he tell Jesus was Indian, he wasn't even in Asia
@@187a3 eww why would we need Abrahamic religion when we had the first religion here..
You taught me more about the Harappan Civilization in a 15 min video than school taught me in 12 years. You have a new sub
Where r u from
@@rupalitales5444 Not relevant
Exactly....it was damn boring class
Not taking away anything from the presenter, but all these points and more were mentioned very broadly in our text books of state syllabus of class 7th(Telangana state) Not sure why you weren't taught about it.
(If you are not from India, I take these back! 😅)
Please also learn that it’s in Pakistan, not India
Egypt, hittites, akkadian, mycenean: waging war on each other
Indus/harppans: the hecc are they doing over there
Actually not , sumerian text tell that Indus people had battled with rimush ( king of akkad empire)
@@greaterbharat4175 oh ok it's probably provoked by akkadia
@@greaterbharat4175 why they didnt taught me this in school
Minoans be like: Hey over there, nice plumbing! Wanna trade some stuff?
Well researchers recently found the name of king of meluha ( Sumerian name of indus valley civilization) named (..)ibra
I've been to the Indus Valley site called 'Lothal' in modern day Gujarat, India. Even though the museum was closed when I got there, it was absolutely fascinating- especially the port.
It's one of my favourite locations ❤️
Museam is also great. It has pottery of various types.
কবে গেছিলেন...??🙄🙄
I was there, too, in late 2019. I cried when I was there, because it felt like I was closing a thousands-years-old circle of life. That I had finally come back home. it turns out a year later that my DNA test shows Indian DNA.
@@stephanieellison7834 You are from which country?
I live nearby Harappa and visited this place few times. I was little kid when on a school trip I first visited this place "Harappa" and remember people telling different stories about disappearance of this city and civilization. It amazes you when you see well structured, organized city having shops, markets etc.
This video is making me visit this place again. Thank you for the video, amazing work.
Why does she say it’s in India when it’s in Pakistan
@@Nozarks1 doesnt want to enrage indian followers. Plus the history of India n Pakistan is same. Its only almost 75 yrs that these 2 got separated
@@Nozarks1 because it was a part of ancient India, - ancient Hindu civilization.
Pakistan used to be a part of Indian civilization and just in 1947 it separated from India
@@user-mi8xf8tq1z places are always referred to by the country they are presently in. The narrator is I’ll informed.
@@Nozarks1 we are talking about an ancient civilisation. Which existed thousands of years ago.
Thousands of years ago this civilisation was the part of the ancient India.
The narrator is an archeologist- so is literally the expert in this! And you think you know more than her?
Pakistan is what, 70 years old??
Egyptians: Huge stone triangles
Mesopotamia: Giant cities
China: Great Kings
Minoans: Vast trade networks
Indus river: Public toilets
truly ahead of their time
Egyptians: MORE MONUMENTS
Mesopotamia: MORE HOUSES
China: MORE PEPOLE
Minoans: MORE MONEY
Indus river: Netflix and Chill
👁️👄👁️👍
@@gungunsana.m9795 Indus cities were about the same size as many Mesopotamian cities. They were usually a tad smaller than, e.g. Uruk because they didn't have to be. Southern Iraq is a lot less spacious than anywhere in the Indus. Also, despite being mostly in northwestern India/Pakistan, Indus artifacts are found as far north as Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan and as far west as Aegina, Greece, which is quite extensive. The farthest south that any Indus object has been found is on Masira Island, Oman, which is really far away from Pakistan and India. So, I would say that their trade networks were actually more extensive than the Minoans.
Also, most Indus cities (except for maybe sites like Dholavira) were probably ruled by a council of elites, or maybe even had something like a "republic" style of leadership, which is described in later Indian cities. They probably had great kings or leaders, but it's a bit tricky to say because we can't read their names or titles
@@carlomarx7412 Indus Valley Civilization also invented Natural Fibers,Buttons and Rulars
Not just public toilets but well planned sewer based system with great bath, and giant cities as well.
I knew next to nothing about this civilization and I love ancient history so thanks for expanding my knowledge substantially!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
@@DigItWithRaven please make video on vedic period , people will love it too. I will be more than happy if I could help you with the video☺️☺️
That is just sad. We in India are taught extensively about the Indus valley civilization. It's sad that the west ignores it.
@@harshitabhuyan8892 Surely there are Western things that Indian schools don't teach about, too? Education generally starts regional and grows global with advancement in grade level. It's more practical to learn about one's recent local history than ancient history from far away lands.
@@harshitabhuyan8892 I don't think the West ignores it. Do you study the Mississippian Culture or the Olmec Culture extensively?
Even today in Hindu temples we have huge open water tanks called kalyanis. Which is used for rituals and for taking bath to. As carved on seal it's Shiva, because we call him as adiyogi which literally mean first man or first person. If anyone Google Shiva or adi Yogi you can see the similarities
Is shiva God or ist person. Ist clear ur concept
@KRP . You are right. But as far as scriptures is concerned ,concept of God in abrahamic and Hinduism religions is same.
@@ShahidSofi-pv4nu it's very mysterious who was he , but if you go to ancient temples in south India temple that are older then 1000 or 1500 years old you can see him comming out from a pod or same as you see his symbol shivlinga ( a circular cylinder with a pedicel) it's pretty well carved you can see comming out of it , and many mysterious carving are seen in these temples you may watch on TH-cam or Google some pictures , some carving are carved with equipment we use today in modern world , these same carving you can see in Egypt , at some point deep looking at any religion you may come across a thought were they mode advanced then us
@@pratikteli8730 .
Funny thing is that shiva coming out from a circumcised penis and Hindu did worship a circumcised penis, symbol of a Muslim man. 😂.
Google is not the last word of authority.
Nice to finally find an archeology video where I actually learned something. Never realized how much was actually known about the Harrapan civilization. Bravo! Well done and well presented.
As a history student from India I must say you did an excellent job in telling about the civ.
Although i expected more about trade relations b/w Harrapans and other civs. as it was a trade focused civilization
Is it true that people poop in the streets and beaches all over India?
@@Arthur-Silva Absolutely no!
@@amandeepmann1305 there’s a lot of videos though 🤷🏼♂️
@@Arthur-Silva In some areas yes but not everywhere where I live we don't go outside to shît
@@Arthur-Silva Are you turned on by videos, where people shit on streets? because apparently you watched a lot of them ombre LOL
Ive been focused on The Levant, Mesopotamia & Nile Valley Region but now I'm Starting to get into the Indus Valley & loving their way of life!
Excellent work on this, Raven. Learned something new. Thanks for sharing!
I am student of Anthropology from India, the way u have explained in a very short time, is really a matter of management.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 keep it up
its absolutely amazing that the Harapa dwellings have survived to the current day
Long lasting bricks and being buried over time is the answer.
th-cam.com/video/ZBrmVNhg1U8/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/UgLXAQWf_EE/w-d-xo.html
Egyptians : *hold my cat *
Harappan and Mohenjo daro are not the oldest Indus valley civilization in Pakistan. Mehr Garh is the oldest Civilization (7,000 B.C), remains of which were found in the district Kachhi of Balochistan recently, was the pioneer of the Indus Valley Civilization. The evidence of crop cultivation, animal husbandry and human settlements have been found here. The inhabitant of Mehr Garh were living in mud-brick houses and learned to make pottery around 6,000 B.C.
I am an indian my father's village were he spent his childhood is RAKHI GARHI it's a village today but it has a city underneath it the city is also called RAKHI GARHI.
I have listened many legends of how that city was destroyed one of them was that a earthquake destroys it
Have you heard about the younger dryas theory?
@Avra Talukdar younger dryas was 12800 years ago, same time plato gives for the destruction of Atlantis, besides that I don't think we know for a fact how old is the Harappan civilization, it may have the same age of Gobleki tepe.
Rakhi garhi proved IVC people are vedic and actually Dravidian.
@@risyanthbalaji805 Now days right wingers are claiming it. However DNA report confirms that the people were not Aryans. So the question of vedic culture does not arise. Yours is a concocted story spread by current Indian Government & Rss, & Mr Shinde of Bhandarkar institute is pittu of Rss.
Right wingers claim that Aryan invasion/migration is a fabrication.
Lolz. Kk.
When I was entering the 6th grade back in 1986 (yeah, just after the fall of Rome) I was soooo excited to learn about the The cradle of civilization, the Indus Valley! I felt so let down when Mesopotamia and it’s kings were put forth as the oldest civilization’s and very little was mentioned in our text book on the Indus civilization.
Thank you for making this video 💜
They did also ignore the fact that IC is in Pakistan and NOT in India?
@@stoopidpaki4806 yeah pakistan as a concept doesnt make sense too bro, p in Pakistan stands for punjab and punjab was a sikh kingdom not a muslim kingdom, A for afghans were never indians to begin with they were always pastuns,k or kashmir was given to india formally by the maharaja and not snatched or ethnically cleansed the minorities like muslims in india and pakistan did, i or indus doesnt even start in Pakistan it starts in india, pakistan doesnt even have a river of its own,s or sindh once again a rajput kingdom not muslim, and Balochistan or stan werent also indians they were persians, so pakistan doesnt even make sense as a country let alone we will let it have our indian civilization with majority of ivc sites and larger ones being discovered in india.
@@stoopidpaki4806 Your name checks out.
@@stoopidpaki4806 have some knowledge its spread across both india and pakistan. Didnt knew haryana, gujrat ,UP are part of pakistan smh.
I was reading about them in the book History's Timeline: 40,000 Year Chronology of Civilization by Jean Cooke and Ann Kramer and I had to know more! Your video was so insightful and exciting! I wanted to originally learn more about Knossos, but I am so interested in this now! Great video! When people speak about which era they'd like to go back to I am with you on this one!
It's just the beginning of this playlist and I already discovered and had to subscribe to a new amazing channel!
Ahhh thanks so much!
Try Kings and generals
looks like pakistani sponsored propaganda, oldest saraswati civilization was Bhirrana 6500 BCE and the largest is Rakhigarhi 500 hectares 200 hectares larger than mohajadarro.
@@atish3024 No. Its just Harrapan civilization is more famous. And Pakistan has no history. Pakistan came into being after 14 Aug 1947 and it's idea is still of 20th century.
@@atish3024 Pakistani couldn't have use this as propaganda because Islam was not invented . Islam a hideous backward idealogy
Came from the desert.
The present day Pakistani are
All descendants of these Vedic people. Who cares whether they admit it or not.
Facts cannot be changed.
Islam is hardly two thousand
Years . A new kid on the block.
Imposed warfare. Not by peace.shame the present day
Resendents have accepted this idealogy.
most interesting part of the video: seealllss! so interesting! i knew seals were used in india but i never knew how they look! thanks for presenting them! :D
Haha I know how much you love your seals
The deity you have mentioned is Lord Pashupatinath, means God of the living being. Which is lord Shiva, oldest continuous deity mentioned ever in any civilization. The big pool that you have mentioned is like city centre a place for hang around and also used for fire safety in case there is any need for large volume of water.
Condemned by the Arya of Rigveda as "sishnadeva" (even on the seal you can see the prominent organ), until a syncretic religion formed and Shiva was accepted as a major god by the Arya(putra) as well
@@rexsceleratorum1632 interesting.
We indian from our childhood learn stories about our great ancestors who lives in ancient bharatvarsha, the knowledge source is Vedas and Upanishads and other ancient literatures written by our great grand ancestors...feeling proud after seeing your videos, thanks to talk about this...
Also known as Jambudvipa
Indus Valley Civilisation is much before Vedas.
Indus valley has nothing to do with the vedas tho
The knowledge of sanatan dharma was transmitted orally before it was written down, so it is very likely that the core philosophy and teachings of the Veda’s was present in the IVC
The Indians today are descended from rakshas
i have mad respect for you archaeologists. this is so interesting, i hope some day we can know more about this !
*Indus Civilization*
Who destroyed Indus Civilization??
Mostly Indians Considered Indus Civilization as Hindu Civilization but Actually Indus People were Natives of this Subcontinent. Of course they were not Aryans According to
Wheeler, who was Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1944 to 1948, posited that many unburied corpses found in the top levels of the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site were victims of war. The theory suggested that by using horses and more advanced weapons against the peaceful Harappan people, the Aryans may have easily defeated them.
Whenever Invaders invade anywhere they brings thier Culture, religion & Traditions too. Aryans brings the Rig Veda, Zend-Avesta, and Iliad and Odyssey
Identity of Aryan Culture
The Brahmins were Aryan invaders from the North and therefore brought their own language-Sanskrit-with them
The Aryans brought with them their own language, religious beliefs, and social system.The Aq,'ans developed a social system that has had a lasting impact on Indian culture
*So what was the Religion*
_OF_
*Natives of Subcontinent*
Well it is Still mystery & unknown the Exact religion of Natives but But some experts believe that Natives of Subcontinent did not have such a tendency towards religion, but they worshipped the sun and moon, or worshipped fire.
The Aryans did not just massacre peoples in a cruel way, but destroyed the whole civilization. The survivors of the war were forcibly made Hindus, women were raped and enslaved.
#Copied
Instant subscription.
This is best explsanation and description of the indus civilisation I've ever heard.
I went to Lothal a few years ago and it looked both mysterious and magnificient. Lot of things we can learn from them (regarding Wars and religion, or may be the absence of them!). Thanks for the video. This civilisation is being taught in history books of India. More power to you :)
I just found your channel, and I instantly fell in love with the content! Keep at it 👍😎
I guess John Lennon in his song Imagine was talking about the Indus society
I had the John Lennon scene from Forrest Gump all lined up to go in this video, but I couldn't get it quite right 😂
It really amazes me that how well planned the city was, hope one day we decipher those seals.The Harappan civilization was definitely on the 'Right Angle'
I'm sorry , couldn't stop myself xd
Haha the joke is appreciated!
And definitely! I hope to see the script deciphered in my lifetime, but who knows
Seeing all those well planned architectures and near modern hygiene systems I can't help but wonder if some of modern humans were teleported back in time to 3000 BCE and they were the ones to build the Harappan civilization. Btw great presentation.
@@DigItWithRaven With any luck modern machine learning methods may crack it where humans have not, and then the Minoan language/scripts too.
@@DigItWithRaven Since you are interested in the Indus valley script. I have come across a very interesting point of view on the Mohenjo Daro seals. The theory is that the Mohenjo Daro seals depict a rare planetary alignment astrologically speaking. The bull in the seal being the sign of Taurus, the tiger being the sign of Leo etc etc. It is a very fascinating idea, something for you to look into perhaps.
@@mnomadvfx
Those are sign language Spiritual templates on nature.Those are not any proper language.Ancient vedic sanskrit Language didn't reached the commoners.As even classical modern sanskrit was tough gradually different prakrit language developed for commoners from different scattered area dialects making sanskrit as base. Those prakrit languages taking sanskrit words have become different modern Indian languages.
Love the enthusiasm you put into these videos! Very well done! Keep up the great work. (And you are saying "don't get me started" too much!)
This was great, Raven! I'd never even heard of this culture, so thank you for educating me
I loved this Discovery of India collab. New to your channel, loved your video!
Thank you for starting off the playlist! A well done and interesting video! 😃
It's scary being the first one, but I love how this collab turned out
@@DigItWithRaven Don't be scared as you started things off well! :)
Great summary of Harrapan civilation, Leared more then an thick textbook on Ancient Indian. You are a vibrant and exciting instructor.
Nice work, Raven. This is my favorite ancient civilization too and I specialized in the sea trade with Mesopotamians. Keep digging and vlogging!
Dr. Lajwanti Shahani
I'm in love with this video. Looking forward to more videos on Harappan Civilization on your channel :)
Heyyyyyyy. Just wanted to say this was a great video and very informative. LOVE HISTORY
Thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed it
Great channel , excellent video! David from the World of Antiquity pointed the way. Looking forward to seeing your new videos and catching up with older ones. I spent some time traveling and working in India and was amazed by the fact that the Harappan civilisation had sanitation and indoor toilets. It's also pretty sad that now, many millenia later that about 500 million Indians have no toilet facilities at all. It's a pity the Harappans didn't hang around a bit longer.
Because it wasn't India. It's what is now modern day Pakistan
@@tonecorleone7592 Yes, but Pakistan didn't exist. It was India.
@@brianmsahin at that particular time when that civilization existed there was no India my friend
@@tonecorleone7592 FYI India's ancient name is Bharat or aryavart.
@@tonecorleone7592 Let’s compare with facts…
According to Pakistan’s Daily Dawn,
40 million Pakistani don't have access to toilet and total pak population is 193.2 million as per 2016.
so %age people not having toilet is: 40/193.2*100= 20.7%
Now consider india 175 million indians are toilet deficient.
population of india is 1.324 billion,
so % indians is: 175/1324*100=13.2%
I think 20.7% > 13.6% ... so stfu and go make your own country clean ...
Nice video. Love your passion! I think speculations about Indus civilization has to be tentative because so few of the vast number of its sites, mounds and possible artifacts have yet to be excavated; many of those mounds have towns and villages and farms on them now, with millions of people living there. But what little we have of its material culture is most fascinating and clearly show what a sophisticated, highly urban civilization it was. There’s nothing Vedic about its material culture, but so much of it is Indian, even contemporary Indian. The most exasperating aspect of it is its as yet undeciphered script; how I wish there were a bilingual tablet of Indus script and Sumerian cuneiform somewhere in Iraq or Rakhigarhi… Keep up the good work 👍
I came here from KhAnubis' video and I think I've just discovered an amazing channel right now. New subscriber here 😊 thanks for the video!
Yay!! Welcome to the channel, stay a while 😉
They make's me think of the Minoan, quite unique culture, peaceful, focus on trade, beautiful art, great sewers..
You did a great job making this video, i enjoyed watching your passionate style presenting the topic
Great info. Glad I find your channel that talk about real archeology findings.
This video came at the perfect time! I’m just about to start on an undergraduate research apprenticeship where I’ll be digitizing field maps/notes from my professors 2019 field season at Harappa, as well as some Paleo and Epipaleolithic sites in the area!
You need to try and find links between the Indus Valley civilisation and the growth of Sumar and the land of Kush. There is evidence that the there was trade links between these three and may have been the same people..🤔
The mountain was named as Hind Kush.
As a history nerd, I would absolutely love to read your work!
Excellent presentation! I just discovered your channel, and I am looking forward to what you have to say about ancient civilizations and prehistory. I don’t know much about archaeology, but I’m trying to learn. This is the first synopsis of the Indus Valley civilization that I’ve come across, perhaps due to lack of looking! But there is so much about Mesopotamia and Egypt, with off the cuff mentions of the Harappan civilization and the early Chinese civilizations. Anyway, glad to see your enthusiasm for these people and their way of life! I’m looking forward to learning from you.
The Indus Valley civilization is described as the Asura Kingdoms of Patala in Brahminical puranas . These kingdoms were known for their exotic features in contrast to the highly conservative and isolationist Brahminical Kingdoms of the Ganges Valley. Notably they were criticized for questioning Vedic sacrifices. The Asuras worshipped gods like Brahma and Shiva in contrast to the Indra and Agni of the Vedic orthodoxy. The *laws of Manu forbidding literacy to common classes* were in effect - so all these artefacts where you can see a script are more like trading tokens or product brochures and have sparse textual value because these caste based vocational guilds forbade their caste members from committing stuff in writing lest their specialized knowledge be stolen or misrepresented. Good luck trying to find a rosetta stone for Indus scripts - they will never be found as Caste based guilds took their commandments seriously and ostracized and shunned anyone who betrayed them . The Shunned ones were known as Pariah's and would have to leave the pale of Indus civilization to either the South India or Lanka Via sea routes , or West Asia via land and sea routes.
The Saraswati River is also mentioned many times in old Hindu scriptures and stories
I just love the effort you put in yout videos. Please do not stop this work. Thank you 😇
12:35 It depicts Shiva as Pashupatinath ( Master of Animals ) sitting in the Position of Padmasan ( Lotus Posture of Meditation) . As Shiva is Considered to be Adi-Yogi (First Yogi) , Shiva is mostly seen in this Posture.
Hmmm...I thought so too
@pranav r Pashu generally means "animals" only. And search about "Sadashiva" form of Lord Shiva. You will get it.
There's also been a discovery of a Shivalingam at a site in Rajasthan alongside Saraswati.
So the civilization did have a religion, and we call it Hindu religion today.
@@jignyasu
Rubbish! Shiva's representations do not imply the religion of the IVC as being related to modern or Vedic Hinduism. A deity was possibly usurped from an existing culture by steppe land invaders, nothing more. Christianity similarly adopted pagan/GrecoRoman rituals and concepts related to Trinity/Resurrection etc. This does not mean Christianity = the GrecoRoman pantheon.
Finaly from logic and same comme6
I am fond of history and archaeology. Of course, Indus valley is my favourite since my roots are there. I have watched many videos and read many articles on the subject. Your this video, though not meant to be scholarly, does not miss out on any thing. It covered all pertinent points in a nut shell. And, the rendering is very likeable and lucid. Thank you.
This was quite a professional and archeologically accurate explanation.
Indus civilization was one of my fav topic in history in school
(probably because my history teacher was so good that she would forbid us from opening our books until her lecture/story telling was finished. She had us hooked to her every word like a child dreaming of living in that exact moment)
I once came upon a novel that had a story of a boy in modern world who was the reincarnated soul of a boy who had lived in harrapan civilization. It was a fantasy fictional story but by god I hadn't put it down until I had had finished it. Since then I have always found my interest pulled towards the ancient civilizations of the worlds.
OMG. Please tell me the name of the novel!!! 😭❤️
Fascinating ! I knew a bit, that's I didn't know much, but this is very educational. Thank you ! 😊
Another amazing and informative video!! Thank you 🦄
what's truly amazing is that they were diametrically opposite to every other civilisation that succeeded them in the region
That’s Hinduism- that’s why it’s called a “way of life” rather than a religion
📣Packed with info regarding historic perspectives of the topic hence perfectly passionate presentation...amazing stuff 👋
Indian born here…albeit from the South.
I remember studying the Mohenjo Daro and Harappa when I was a child and being fascinated by it.
As I moved to the US while still a kid, I love these videos to refresh my understanding on this.
You did a pretty good job here. Thank you!
But what the heck have you got to do with these sites ? These were not Tamils but forefathers of modern day Sindhis etc
@@gangadeshmatakimaut4739 smarterest man from west bangladesh.
I thought these videos are years old
But I'm very lucky to have found this channel so early❤️
This is the best explanation on Indus civilization ❤️
I'm in love... with history! thank you for your videos, it's refreshing to find a history channel that isn't pseudoscience. thank you so much!
This is a wonderful presentation! Bravo! Love the presenter, good job!
Can you make an archaeological video on other ancient Indian places such as Ajanta and Ellora Caves? Thanks for the Video. A new subscriber. :)
*Indus Civilization*
Who destroyed Indus Civilization??
Mostly Indians Considered Indus Civilization as Hindu Civilization but Actually Indus People were Natives of this Subcontinent. Of course they were not Aryans According to
Wheeler, who was Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1944 to 1948, posited that many unburied corpses found in the top levels of the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site were victims of war. The theory suggested that by using horses and more advanced weapons against the peaceful Harappan people, the Aryans may have easily defeated them.
Whenever Invaders invade anywhere they brings thier Culture, religion & Traditions too. Aryans brings the Rig Veda, Zend-Avesta, and Iliad and Odyssey
Identity of Aryan Culture
The Brahmins were Aryan invaders from the North and therefore brought their own language-Sanskrit-with them
The Aryans brought with them their own language, religious beliefs, and social system.The Aq,'ans developed a social system that has had a lasting impact on Indian culture
*So what was the Religion*
_OF_
*Natives of Subcontinent*
Well it is Still mystery & unknown the Exact religion of Natives but But some experts believe that Natives of Subcontinent did not have such a tendency towards religion, but they worshipped the sun and moon, or worshipped fire.
The Aryans did not just massacre peoples in a cruel way, but destroyed the whole civilization. The survivors of the war were forcibly made Hindus, women were raped and enslaved.
#Copied
Ancient usually fight for resorces even hindu fight against hindu .If Aryan bring hinduism from outside then why evidence of Hinduism doesn't found in iran and in from wher Arya came ,but you can find evidence of Hinduism in southeast Asia .and today use devanagari script only formed 1200 year ago before that many script use there is different script in maurya period , different in gupta period but language is samiller.
@@BaldevSingh-rj5mg 🤣 lol nice fantasy story.
@@BaldevSingh-rj5mg Brahamins were aaryan invaders 🤣🤣🤣. Its funny ppl of other religion have more opinions on Hindus than true Hindus has himself.
Best part of this collab is finding cool channels to watch. I'm def sticking around! It looks like the Indus Valley civilization peaked too soon with their proper toilets and wicked peaceful way of life RIP
Also unnamed horn deity? It seems those are pretty popular cuz I've heard of horned deities in Europe, Africa, and all the way into the Americas
If I could live in any ancient civ, it would defs be the Indus (mostly for the plumbing, but I'd probably stick around for other things, too!)
Defs agree about the collabs- introduces you to so many cool new channels! And someone needs to look into the horned deity thing... If only there was a channel devoted to mythology hmmmm ;)
@@DigItWithRaven lower towns also had big series of water drinange tanks to collect flood waters which made them look floating surrounded by water
@@DigItWithRaven also Pasupati is a one of the earliest form of Shiva even mention in the Vedas the description on the seals .
Horns are definetly noticeable, dangerous and scary. So they are symbolic to all human groups who saw any animals with them. Even today horns mean evil or hated or devil in most Christian themed fictions and art
Try Kings and generals
Could not share this. Great work and thanks for sharing. Chris
Thank you for putting this video together, I loved it! You forgot to mention the aliens tho, I'll wait for the follow up
I'm here from 9gag, I'm a history geek and love your videos.
Ahh amazing thanks so much for joining! This has been such a surprise with all the 9gag community coming in
Most fascinating civilization ,explained beautifully. It makes me interested in all lost civilization. Thanks for the video.
I always struggle with the dating of Indus Valley Civilization. The river Saraswathi supposedly dried up around 12000 - 10000 BCE. So, does it not mean that the early Harappan period should be at least that old?
yes recently it's been found it dates back to 12000 years old
Saraswati dried up 4000 years ago. Stop reading RSS pamphlets.
@@arkamukhopadhyay9111 umm no, that’s not on RSS pamphlets. The Ghaggar-Hakra paleo channel dried up more than 10000 years ago when sutluj changed course. Suggest you look up folks like Nilesh Oak and Raj Vedam. Where does the 4000 year date come from - CPI??
Actually, yes.
These dates are pretty stupid, they say it's not older than 3000 bce but the rig veda mentions the saraswati as being a mother of all rives and there were massive floods that the river brought with each monsoon and for saraswati to be mentioned in as an abundantly flowing river then it must have been written down before the saraswati started dwindling and drying up which would suggest that the rig veda is older than it's supposed dates and the harrapan civilizations along the river bed of saraswati is older than the dates given by historians.
@@NoRiceToEat Right. I was reading somewhere that the different verses were revealed at different times, with one verse actually giving a clue that it was composed around 25000 BCE.
You did great. Thanks!
This is the most factually accurate video on Harrapan civilization that I've found in TH-cam!
Kudos the the TH-camr👍
Harappa and mohenjodarro are in Pakistan, not India. She got that part very wrong.
@@Nozarks1 Are you objecting to the term Indian Subcontinent? Do you also object to the Indian Ocean?
"We're an anarcho-syndacallist commune." Harappan peasant 2500BCE
Same as Çatalhöyük. Before he died last year, anthropologist David Graeber was writing a book with archaeologist David Wengrow to challenge the idea that cities required class and state.
Well I didn't vote for you
really love your presentation style -- fantastic!
Very informative... based on solid historical evidences... beautiful presentation... thank you so much... God bless
Anybody who is familiar with Rajasthan, the Indian state not so far far from Indus, some of those practices of Harappa might be continuing. Those bench like structures next to trees can be seen in rural Rajasthan even today. The massive Bawari structures all across Rajasthan seem very similar to the great bath of the Indus valley civilization. The Indic looking breed of bull that can be seen on the seals continues its cultural importance in modern India. Also, the animal lord is too similar to Pashupatinath of Hinduism, a form of Shiva. In fact, Shiva isn't seen as such a great deity in Vedas, the more natural deities like Indra, Varuna etc were more prominent, so it's logical to think that another natural deity was their prior inspiration. It seems impossible that all that knowledge and literary work totally disappeared with the Harappans, they migrated so the ideas must have migrated and morphed into other forms.
They must've had a pretty impressive system to Prevent conflict from escalating. I wonder how they managed that with the communication technology that existed at the time
The funny thing is the Western claim they civilized everyone else when they were already civilized
They sorted conflicts by bathing together
There was certainly war as their walls had watch towers and there gates were incredibly complicated
@@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl well your religion teaches you to point out the bad in other religions ofcourse so naturally you would believe that
@@RamKrishna-hf6dd no my religion doesn't tell me that and we are discussing civilizations here and actually seclure things and you brought my religion up...... Are you sure I am the one who go out of his way to be critical of other people religions?
Absolutely mind blowing. Please make more video on Harappa civilization
The city of Harappa (situated in Punjab, Pakistan) is only a 1 hour drive from my house. I recently visited the ancient city and was totally mesmerized. Also, Mohenjo-daro is located in Sindh province of Pakistan.
The proto-Shiva horned deity on the seal was called "Pashupati" (ruler of animals, the name is Sanskrit), or at least that's what I remember learning in school as a kid. And yes, it's thought to be a predecessor of Shiva.
Also, I wish you had talked about the sculpture found in Mohenjodaro of a pregnant woman who was more boobs than head (it was probably a fertility ritual thing)
Yes they definately had religion or shamanism. Jainism maybe or pre jainism. Yes and jainism could be described transtheistic. Division of reality into many parts. Living and nonliving. If spirit is one main aspect of reality this is kind of animism with complex philosophy, practices that have been with humans forever. Like mix of shamanism and hinduism. Mahavira lived maybe around 600bc but he was 23th or 24th holy guru of his line. Every culture was spiritual prove me wrong.
worship of nature and especially living spirit part of it. Body, mind, spirit. Earth, air, heaven. Underworld, middleworld, upperworld. Travelling these realms thru trance or meditation was already old practice 1500bc
It was probably old practice 50 kya.
They probably worshipped in nature. Sacred springs, sacred forests, standing stones (maybe lingam). In finland for example we have zero pagan temples. Nature is holy, spirit in all is holy, mind that measures and balances existance between matter and spirit is holy.
The Indus - Harappa Was Established By The Ancestral Southern Indians ( ASI ).
There Is No Indo - Aryan Or Sanskrit In It.
Please Don't Change History
this has always been my most favorite civilization
459th like
Like the content, and specifically the organization and enthusiasm of your presentation. No way I can become a patron at this time. But will be watching. I concur that this is a very much under estimated civilization and probably misunderstood also.
Maam i am guilty of being prejudiced towards your creations. Because you are criminally underrated. Your are not only knowledgeable but you also make learning fun. Your style of narration adds life to your presentation. Keep it up!
Love that I discovered your channel through this collab! I would love to see you cover the BMAC in the future.
Yes! I love this collab, it's brought my attention to so many cool channels. BMAC is on the never-ending list for sure :)
@@DigItWithRaven Anything related to the archaeology of Afghanistan, let me know. That's one of my pet projects on the side.
@@HikmaHistory I'm not very familiar with that area -YET but I'm doing an MA in Egyptian and Middle Eastern Archaeology this year so I'm sure I'll get some juicy info for ya
@@DigItWithRaven I'm straining my mind to think how we could collab on this. But nothing is coming to mind. Oh well, keep me updated!
@@HikmaHistory Nothing coming to mind- YET! I'll keep brainstorming
Last time I was this early there was no agriculture in indi
I wasn't there at that time but yea India had land, water and perfect climate for cultivation. Pretty sure we had farming.
Thanks a lot for this awesome detailed great video on the forgotten ancient Indian civilization.
Such an interesting subject in a well organized package delivered in an enthusiastic way by a smart young lady with an expressive face. This is a great way to learn, and I salute you for your craft!
Actually first site of Indus valley civilization found in 1882 in Harppa village near Indus river that's why it's called Indus valley civilization or Harppan civilization. But later we found IVC sites in India and Pakistan which were older then Harppan region such as Bhirrana, Haryana in India( 9.5 thousands years old acc. to carbon 14 dating), Rakhigarhi( we found woman's skeleton there which was 4,500 years old) and there many archeological sites found near modern-day varanasi which is on the bank of Ganges River and they seems older than Harppan site.
I'm trying say that ancient Indian Civilization not only existed in Indus valley but also in others parts of India like Ganga valley.
Always Indians trying to claim the IVC n make things up. The actual name Indians is derived from the INDUS River which is located in modern day Pakistan
Ganga changa is latest & Barahmins came during Arayan Invasion of India.
Mehargarh in Balochistan is oldest civilization in the World which is 10000 years old. Also Harrapa & Mohanjodaro is in Pakistan not India & India name given by persians due to Indus River so technically India should change its name.
Inthis connection one may refer Wendy Doniger,'s book " The Hindus An Alternative History"
@@saimmalik361 😅😅😅😂😂🤣🤣
you shed more light on Harappan civilization than i have learn in my our country for entire of my life, i remember just few paragraphs in history book in my school. I know Harapa and Mohinjo-Daro but i was not aware they were such a sophisticated civilization. I have visited Mohinjo-Daro site once and i have seen the artifacts from these sites in my city Museum in Lahore (my favorite place to visit once in a year) BUT no i was not aware of that much details thanks next time i visit Museum i may be more aware of artifacts there
The vedas were written during the same period. Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, Saama Veda, Yajur Veda....all contain great details that are eternal. To be precise, these were written in modern day Swat Valley. Prior to them being written down, they were transmitted over word of mouth and believed to be based on transmission directly from nature or God.
@@rajeshji2811 swat valley?
@@florad629 Modern day Pakistan. This is where Malalla was shot by Taliban.
@@florad629 Look for videos of Nilesh Oak. He explains how old are Indian texts and Indian history?
@@rajeshji2811 nice thanks
Another great educational program. Thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Lol your name
Well done. Super interesting!
I am indeed proud of our ancient civilization as an indian
Proud of Pakistani heritage as an Indian? 😂😂😂
Pakistani heritage? bro your comment gotta be satire🤣
@@John_O_Connor there was no pakistan only bharat
They have toilet back then
indians can claim anything :D
Well, the Harappan Civilisation is amazing. I happen to own 2 clay ornaments which are big enough to hold in one hand of Harappan Zebu Bulls. And they are so beautifully made. On their foreheads they have a large triangle painted which I can only assume is a sign of strength as in geometry a triangle is the strongest structure. And the bull’s or cow’s are striped and the reason why a Zebra is striped is to keep the flies off it as test’s have been done covering Pony’s with striped blankets which had the same effect. So I can only surmise that these objects could have been used to deter flies near the lavatories as they did indeed have an amazing sewer system. And finally there is some evidence to suggest that the northern part of the Indus Valley of Harappa was decimated by an incredible heat. And residual radiation. Although the radiation could quite possibly be purely natural it’s still a rather curious notion finding evidence of vitrification in or around that area.
Hold on a sec, how did you get your hands on the seals?? Isn't it supposed to be kept protected? It is the national heritage of India and Pakistan, are the artifacts being sold or smthn??
@@NoRiceToEat
I’ll give you the freedom of my reply, but the last person I spoke to was blatantly rude to me. I have “the certificates” of authenticity and the legal invoice from buying these from a qualified Doctor of Anthropology who has a museum in Holborn London which incidentally is near the British Museum. They are damaged artefacts I have no criminal intent and have some small works of art and other things which will when I die will be left to a museum and people who appreciate the hard work I’ve tried to do by saving things from being trampled to dust. I’m aware of the sights protection and wouldn’t dream of stealing or vandalising anything from anywhere. Stay safe, stay lucky and I hope this helps you as I’m nearly 70 years old and try to do good.
Olgierd: you are a legend!
@@harrysingh6577
One tries. And intelligence begets intelligence. And open minds smile like gods.
I'm gonna check out the Indus and the Harappan civilisation cos it supa interesting.
Thanks for your video Raven its a great starter :)
My most favorite. Thank you!!! Why has so much incredible water/ sewer system been suppressed? Great speaking out!!!
Luv your enthusiasm and positive vibes of this great culture and its great ppl like you that will shine the light on what india excelled in early on. I wish i was taught this in school early on along side the greek roman stuff it would have boosted my confidence, as being the only indian in school it would have felt good that my culture was ahead and contributed also. But alas it was all about Europe and there great colonial empire with a dash of Egyptian history. Cheers and keep up the great work.
This was not India. Those people in that region are what would now be modern-day Pakistan
@@tonecorleone7592 And what was that region before modern day Pakistan or lets say before partition?
@@DrunkJester I know where you're going with it, but that still doesn't change the DNA and fabric if the people that reside in that region. If u go to India now they don't have any remnants of that structure.
@@tonecorleone7592 There's no point in arguing, people of Bharat have been indoctrinated from a very young age to believe they got something to do with Indus civilization when they don't, they don't even realize that even the name "India" originated from a river that flows through Pakistan smh
@@slowknife2873 thank you bro. I guess common sense isn't so common in those parts.
Yep! You had SO MUCH information to excitedly share on this topic, I'm pretty sure I saw some of that knowledge trickling out of your ears. I KNEW it was only a matter of time. Like one of those chocolate fountains eager to spread as much goodness as possible as quickly as possible. AND there is an inexhaustible supply...ESPECIALLY now that you're actively refilling in London....as well as your personal library (It's grown some more hasn't it?) and the internet. Plus, I have a feeling that just walking around, you get smarter by osmosis...unconscious assimilation of knowledge. Good thing you have a great storage capacity! Did I mention that I LOVED THIS VIDEO! And...was that...Dino from the Flintstones at 1:11 and 12:58?
There was SO much to learn for this one, that I just had to share it all! The personal library has definitely grown now that I have access to university resources again ;) so I can't wait to get into more things with proper access to things!
Also hahah I had to rewatch the video to see what you were getting at with the Flintstones thing and now I see it!
@@DigItWithRaven (grins) We Canadian kids know our cartoon...AND fantasy characters. Say "hi!" To your unicorns for me. (I know you have at least one with you in London.)
Surprisingly I don't! But I DO have a dinosaur so it all ties in here
@@DigItWithRaven (Internet high five!)
🖐️🖐️
Miss you told me more information about my civilization than my schoolbooks and media combined. Thanks for the video it was really informative.
U r soo happy to explain about them as good as describing ur native place ☺☺☺
Their way of life makes me wonder if the end of their civilization could've just been a return to nomadic life, maybe it could be a thing that happened throughout the civilization but just increased at the end
It ended when people migrated south and East. New, previously unknown(but mentioned in tradition) civilisation is being uncovered in South India which might have been a continuation because we now know the people moved there. Indus-Saraswati people were genetically (now proven) Ancestral South Indians
@@AbleLawrence so I may be a disendent of the harrapans Makes sense I do like clean things and order And do like Keeping things planned
The end of their civilization came when steppe-nomad-pastoralists poured out of Central Asia/Kazakhstan circa 2000 BC, who originated in Eastern Europe. This is now well-documented by ancient DNA studies. The Vedic era followed, which glorified a pastoralist existence rather than an urban one.
Harappan language could be some kind of proto Dravidian language and there are many reasons for this.
WHY
VEDIC GODS WERE ALSO NATURE BASE
@@iamboredbru...1118 Except Vedic gods were not in India yet
Love this. thank you. for sharing the knowledge.
In our school days we have read about Harappa ,Mohanjadaro civilization.your speaking style is wonderful like that you took me to my school days , listening you just like you are my childhood teacher.
🙏🙏🙏