Deciphering the Indus Script
Coningham's article from an anthology of research on the archaeology of the Harappan Civilisation presents an overview of the complex nature of the origin and decipherment of the Indus script.
Ancient Indus civilization articles which can be downloaded and read as PDF files from this site.
The Mesolithic Settlement of Sindh (Pakistan): New Evidence from the Khadeji River Course
The Mesolithic Settlement of Sindh (Pakistan): New Evidence from the Khadeji River Course, an article by Paolo Biagi is another piece of the puzzle of habitation in the Indus delta long before the ancient Indus civilization.
Deconstructing the 'Harappan Courtiers': A Re-evaluation of Some of the Anthropomorphic Terracotta Figurines from Harappa
A comprehensive and important paper that actually takes on the much larger question of Mesopotamian to Indus influence which animated the work of earlier archaeologists. Clark discusses so-called "Harappan courtiers," figurines with tiaras and flower headresses that are thought to have parallels with Mesopotamian artifacts, particularly the royal burial goods of Queen Puabi.
Bricks and urbanism in the Indus Valley rise and decline
"The building material for the villages and cities of the IVC [Indus Valley Civilization] was predominantly mud brick.
Diversity, variability, adaptation and ‘fragility’ in the Indus Civilization
A superb framing of how we might think of the Indus civilization and its evolution as a larger entity in comparison and contrast with other ancient civilizations. How did Indus cities fit into a rural context? Were they ruled by elites? How did they manage to survive so long?
The Short-Horned Bull on the Indus Seals: a Symbol of the Families in the Western Trade?
A superb, thought-provoking paper by one of the most imaginative and interesting of ancient Indus archaeologists, able to reconcile the bigger picture with data and suppositions that often fit together very nicely. They certainly do in this paper.
Inscribed Objects from Harappa Excavations 1987-2007
Two leading ancient Indus archaeologists on the inscribed objects discovered over the past 20 years at the ancient site of Harappa in Punjab, Pakistan.
The Bronze Age Indus Quarries of the Rohri Hills and Ongar
A report on the largest archaeological site in South Asia, an industrial-scale enterprise that goes back hundreds of thousands of years: flint mining.
Moving Mountains: The Trade and Transport of Rocks and Minerals with the Greater Indus Valley Region
Harappa’s rock and mineral assemblage from the perspective of the greater Indus Valley’s complex geology, the distance one would have to travel to acquire certain materials and a discussion of the differing motivations behind the acquisition and transport of rock and minerals in the greater Indus Valley region.
An Acheulian Workshop at Ziarat Pir Shaban on the Rohri Hills, Sindh, Pakistan
The assemblage recovered during excavation of the Acheulian Ziarat Pir Shaban site comprises 29,047 artifacts, instruments, cores and hammerstones included. These data confirm the presence of a Late Palaeolithic workshop on site.