Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.1.2 Indus Valley Civilisation

3.1.2.6 Decline of the Harappan civilisation: theories

The cities of the Harappan civilisation declined from about 1900 BCE, and no single cause explains it; current opinion favours a mix of drying climate, changing rivers and loosening trade, with people moving to new regions.

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  • Aryan invasion
  • Wheeler
  • G.F. Dales
  • flood
  • tectonic
  • Sarasvati
  • Ghaggar-Hakra
  • climate change
  • Late Harappan
  • Cemetery H
  • Jhukar
  • Rangpur

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