Indus zoomorphism and its avatars
A technical paper which rewards the follower with valuable insights and serves, on a platter as it were, some complex puzzles in Indus iconography for further cogitation to the reader.
Ancient Indus civilization articles which can be downloaded and read as PDF files from this site.
Lithic Blade Implements and their Role in the Harappan Chalcolithic Cultural Development in Gujarat
Lithic (stone) tools were the machine tools of the Bronze Age. This very well-written article shows how "the study of stylistic difference and technological continuities and discontinuities observed in lithic assemblages at ancient sites can provide important new information regarding the spread and development of Harappan Civilization as well as about other regional Chalcolithic cultures."
Taphonomy and labour at the Indus Valley site of Harappa (3700–1300 BC)
This is a complex paper that addresses an important issue in the emergence of cities during the Bronze Age: how were people in new and developing urban centers fed? As the authors put it crisply: "The populations of urban sites such as Harappa required substantial food supplies."
Meluhha and Agastya: Alpha and Omega of the Indus Script
In a tour-de-force of interpretation, Iravatham Mahadevan attempts to interpret two of the most common ancient Indus signs using parallels from old Tamil.
Segmentation of Indus Texts
A statistical analysis by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Team.
The Lady of the Spiked Throne
The Power of a Lost Ritual. An exceptional and controversial recent find in a private collection is analyzed by a leading Italian archaeologist in this fully illustrated complete online volume with many potential implications for understanding ancient Indus culture.
Inscribed Objects from Harappa Excavations 1986-2007
The assemblage of inscribed and incised objects discovered at the site of Harappa during excavations conducted between 1986–2007 by the Harappa Archaeological Research Project (HARP).
Excavation at Harappa: 1988
Findings from the third season of research by the University of California, Berkeley, project at Harappa, conducted from January 1 to mid-April 1988.
The Ravi Phase: A New Cultural Manifestation at Harappa
Study of the excavated material combined with radiocarbon dates has made it possible to present a detailed chronology for the Harappa site and a more precise breakdown of the types of artifacts and architectural traditions associated with each major occupational period.
Harappa in 3D: A Powerful New Tool Rebuilds the Past in the Indus Valley
The buried, ruined debris of a once-roud civilization rises for the first time in nearly four millennia -- this time on a computer screen.