Indus Collapse: The End or the Beginning of an Asian Culture?

2008/06/06 by Andrew Lawler · 4 citations
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Indian and Buddhist Studies

paper · doi:10.1126/science.320.5881.1281

openalex publication_date 2008/06/06 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

The puzzling downfall of an ancient civilization more than 3 millennia ago sparks debate today in both scientific and political circles.

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• Nothing Lasts Forever: Environmental Discourses on the Collapse of Past Societies
• Genetic Evidence for Recent Population Mixture in India
• Indus Valley Civilisation [wikipedia]
• Societal collapse [wikipedia]

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