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.
Articles about new opinions and changing perspectives of contemporary trends in modern academic studies on the ancient Indus Valley Civilization (this includes new discoveries and an in-depth analysis of them).
Faience from the Indus Valley Civilization
A wide variety of faience ornaments including beads, bangles and jewelry have been retrieved from the major ancient cities of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa and Chanhudaro, located in Pakistan.
The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia
The recent (Sept. 2019), 95 scientist, massive DNA study that shows how migrants into India from the west and north contributed to local DNA and which aligns with recent analyses on Indo-European languages coming into the subcontinent from the northwest as well.
Excavations at Shikarpur 2007-2008: A Costal Port and Craft Production Center of the Indus Civilization in Kutch, India
Results from the exciting and continuing excavations on the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
Shell Trade and Shell Working During the Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic at Mehrgarh, Pakistan
AIthough the presence of a specialized shell industry and the widespread use of shell are well documented at sites of the Indus Civilization (2500-1750 B.C.), the early stages of this industry were not known until recent excavations at the site of Mehrgarh, Pakistan.
Archaeological and anthropological studies on the Harappan cemetery of Rakhigarhi, India
An insufficient number of archaeological surveys has been carried out to date on Harappan Civilization cemeteries. One case in point is the necropolis at Rakhigarhi site (Haryana, India), one of the largest cities of the Harappan Civilization, where most burials within the cemetery remained uninvestigated.
Excavations at Shikarpur, Gujarat 2008-2009
Continuing work by the archaeologists at MSU University in Baroda including new seals and classical Harappan pottery finds.
Wealth and Socioeconomic Hierarchies of the Indus Valley Civilization
New studies have made it possible to outline the basic structure of socio-economic and political order in the Indus Valley cities and identify distinctive regional patterns of wealth accumulation within the Indus Valley.
Lipid residues in pottery from the Indus Civilisation in northwest India
An exciting new study that looks at food residues ancient Indus pots found in sites around Rakigarhi to decode the foodstuffs that once were in those pots. By examining the lipids or fatty acids that can be extracted from pots and pottery fragments, investigators were able to determine some of the foodstuffs in the pots.
A Note on the Muruku Sign of the Indus Script in light of the Mayiladuthurai Stone Axe Discovery
A proposed Indus sign reading of Muruku on a stone axe found in South India.