Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
Illustrated with color photos on every nearly page, the book is accessible to a general audience while discussing the latest scholarly research.
Books about discoveries at the mound of the dead (Mohenjo-daro) in Sindh, Pakistan between roughly 3000 BCE and 1800 BCE.
International Symposium on Mohenjodaro
Proceedings of International Symposium on Mohenjodaro 1973 including the master plan to save the site.
The Indus Civilization An Interdisciplinary Perspective
It spreads over an area of more than a million sq km, an area much bigger than the Mesopotamian and the Egyptian Civilizations which are famous for their sepulchral splendor. Though technologically innovative, the Indus Civilization in marked by a modesty and the functionality of its architecture and artifacts.
Indus Seals (2600-1900 BCE) Beyond Geometry: A New Approach to Break an Old Code
A Sindhi writer and scholar examines the manifold relationships between Indus artifacts and elements of Sindhi culture that still exist or did so in the near past.
Dilmun
There is a dearth of ancient Indus-based fiction in English; there are even fewer works in Hindi or Urdu. Yakoob Yawar's Dilmun is among the very few exceptions (indeed, it was the second novel ever to be set in the ancient Indus civilization, 50 years after the Hindi Murdon ka Teela by Rangeya Raghava).
Walking with the Unicorn: Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia: Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Felicitation Volume
Walking with the Unicorn is an extraordinary volume and tribute to Jonathan Mark Kenoyer and his profound and extensive impact on the field of ancient Indus studies. Contributors include some 80% of the world's leading ancient Indus scholars who contributed some 45 illustrated articles.
Forgotten Cities on the Indus
Early civilization in Pakistan from the 8th to the 2nd millenium B.C. Beautifully illustrated with essays by a number of prominent European and American scholars. Free French version available.
The Magic in the Image: Women in Clay at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Do the many female figurines at Indus sites justify the belief that the worship of a "mother Goddess" was prevalent then? One of India's most distinguished archaeologists offers a contrary viewpoint in this deeply informed, multi-faceted analysis of these figurines.
Excavations at Mohenjodaro, Pakistan: The Pottery
Two leading US archaeologists examine the pottery from Mohenjodaro to probe some of the most valuable clues to the development of Indus Valley culture.
Early Indians : The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From
There is so much going on in DNA studies – even if pre-figured by linguistic studies – that having a solid guide to stitch it all together, including papers that landed with a giant thud in 2018, would be so very, very nice. Someone who could put it together for the layman or intelligent observer who finds it hard to sort through headlines and the latest pronouncements (and simplifications).