Ancient Indus Civilization Slideshows

28 slideshows by scholars of the ancient Indus Civilization (3500-1700 BCE). Explore the sites, seals, jewelry, figurines and other artifacts from Indus times through photographs and descriptions by the experts who unearth and study them.
Archaeology of Ancient Balochistan

Slideshow on the excavations in Balochistan resulted in new evidence from surrounding and earlier cultures to the ancient Indus tradition. By Ute Franke-Vogt.

The Rohri Flint Quarries

Slideshow on the Rohri Flint mines used by the ancient Indus Valley peoples to excavate and gather natural resources and raw materials for use and trade.…

A Unicorn Seal

"The (Harappan) animal seals are among the world's greatest examples of an artist's ability to embody the essentials of a given form in artistic shape." (B.…

Ancient Harappa in 3D

A computer visualization of the ancient Indus Valley city of Harappa in based on M.S. Vat's excavations at the site in the late 1920s. By Wayne Belcher. Based…

A Balochi Fishing Village

Ethnoarchaeological research on fisheries that appeared to have similar levels of technology present during the Indus Valley tradition. By William R. Belcher.

Harappa Maps and Drawings

Maps, Figures and Drawings of Harappa from Madho Sarup Vats Excavations at Harappa, 1940. These were the first comprehensive plans of the mounds at Harappa and…

Early Explorers of Harappa

British explorers and archaeologists began the process of rediscovering Harappa in the 19th century. Charles Masson was the first to write about this, and…

K.N. Dikshit Archive [in process]

A private collection of images of one of the original excavators of Mohenjo-daro. Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan Dikshit (1889 – 1944), Director General of the…