Formation of Indian Civilisation: Pre-Harappan Cultures 7000-3000 BC

In this lecture we explore the beginnings of Indian Civilisation, from the founding of the first agricultural settlement at Mehrgarh at 7000 BC to the expansion of civilisation along the Indus River Valley, till the growth of Harappa, founded around 4000 BC, which would soon become the capital of the Harappan Indus Valley Civilisation, a vast trading empire, extending from Iran to the Himalayas, and from Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea.


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Contents:

00:00 Introduction
01:14 Beginning of Agriculture in Jericho and the Fertile Crescent 9000 BC
02:13 Founding of Eridu in 7000 BC and surrounding regions
04:35 Geography of Indian Civilisation
06:22 Mehrgarh, the first agricultural settlement in the Indian Subcontinent 7000 BC
11:30 Koldhiwa, an agricultural settlement in Eastern India 6000 BC
14:25 More settlements near Mehrgarh 6000-5000 BC near mountain passes
15:45 Mundigak, and the consolidation of trade with Shahr i Sokhta, Iran
18:00 Second Phase of Pre-civilisation in the Indus River Region: Regionalization Phase
26:45 Burzahom Culture: Northern Mountains People of the Kashmir Valley
28:00 The Founding of Harappa in Punjab 4000 BC
30:15 The Beginnings of the Indus Valley Civilisation: Early Harappan Age 4000-3000 BC
34:20 An Early Great War? - the Great Fires of 3200 BC
36:30 The Colonisation of Western India : settlements in the Gujarat Peninsula and seafaring
38:45 Northward Expansion of the IVC : Shortugai and the Lapis Lazuli Trade
40:20 The Beginnings of Harappan Civilization and the founding of Mohanjodaro: post 3000 BC


Sources :

G. Possehl - The Indus Age & The Indus Civilization- contemporary perspective
J. Macintosh - The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives
MS Randhawa - History of Agriculture in India Vol 1 Beginnings to 1200 AD
U. Singh - A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
R. Allchin and B. Allchin - Birth of Indian Civilisation- India and Pakistan before 500 BC

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