Question

The period of Indus valley civilization is generally placed between :

• A. BCE 3000 and BCE 2000
• B. BCE 2700 and BCE 1700
• C. BCE 2500 and BCE 1500
• D. BCE 2800 and BCE 1800

Answer 1

Answer:

B. BCE 2700 and BCE 1700

Harappan civilization

• Flourished along the River Indus and its tributaries- Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas.

• Excavation by Sir John Marshall (director of the Archaeological Survey of India) in 1921 revealed about this great civilization.

• The first excavation was conducted in Harappa in the present Pakistan by Daya Ram Sahni.

• Since the first evidence for the Indus valley civilization was obtained from Harappa, it is also known as the Harappan civilization.

• It was RD Banerji, who led the excavations in Mohenjodaro in the present Pakistan.

• The period of this civilization is generally placed between BCE 2700 and BCE 1700.

• Sites of Indus valley civilization : Harappa, Kalibangan, Mohenjodaro, Lothal, Sutkajendor, Dholavira, Shortughai