The story of Indus CivilizationValley by Kausar Iqbal Lasting Impressions The traditions of creativity
The traditional crafts are found in every region of Pakistan with rich Mughal aesthetic & Islamic art forum & for sure we are proud of the thousands of year’s old & rich history of crafts. One can discover the wide range of its popular crafts; they are similar in designs, patterns & motifs. The medium used are ceramic, metal work& textiles are same as the artisans of Indus valley civilization. Since ancient times, the climate of Pakistan is ideal for farming & so no farmers make living with creating handmade crafts the artisans make their goods & take to market for sale. In the ancient era many traders travel on ships to carryout trade activities so they were always keen for these handmade items.
Arts & Crafts of Indus Valley Civilizations
Pakistan has a reason to be proud of the thousands of years old & rich tradition of its crafts. Still Pakistan market is full of handmade items in ceramics, metal crafts, leathers crafts & textile. The tradional techniques are used by these artisans, learned from their forefathers. sometime they use the same design, patterns & motifs. Since ancient times the land & climate of Pakistan were ideal for framing making people to settle in this valley. The other people started creating handmade products for the market.so the trade went on with other part of the world markets as the traders come to this region for search of new varity of handmade products.
Who had power in the Indus River Valley?
What is the connection with Dilmun the lost paradise of Bahrain? Indus civilization was a supply stop by traders and sea merchants.
What is the Indus River Valley Civilization?
The first great civilization of South Asia was the Indus Valley Civilization. The Indus Valley civilization was an ancient civilization located in the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent. The Indus Valley is contemporary with the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.
The Aryan Invasion (c. 1800 - 1500 BC) Beginning in around 1800 BC, a group of nomadic peoples known as the Aryans suddenly and swiftly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley Civilization, probably entering through the Khyber Pass.
What is the first culture in the world?
The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India . Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World, and of Indus Valley.
Where is the Indus Valley?
The people of early civilizations needed water for drinking and for their crops, so they settled near rivers. One civilization, called Mesopotamia, was established between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now the nation of Iraq.
Where is the Indus Valley? The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India . Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World, and of Indus Valley.
The people of early civilizations needed water for drinking and for their crops, so they settled near rivers. One civilization, called Mesopotamia, was established between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now the nation of Iraq.
What is the Indus River Valley Civilization?
What is the first culture in the world?
The first great civilization of South Asia was the Indus Valley Civilization. The Indus Valley civilization was an ancient civilization located in the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent. The Indus Valley is contemporary with the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.
Who had power in the Indus River Valley? The Aryan Invasion (c. 1800 - 1500 BC) Beginning in around 1800 BC, a group of nomadic peoples known as the Aryans suddenly and swiftly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley Civilization, probably entering through the Khyber Pass. What is the connection with Dilmun the lost paradise of Bahrain? Indus civilization was a supply stop by traders and sea merchants.
Indus Valley Civilization facts Archaeological finds indicate that only a few hundred years after the emergence of village communities in Baluchistan, settlements along the Indus River started urban living of that time. The Indus valley civilization identified mainly of two principal cities i.e. Mohenjo Daro in Sindh & Harappa in Punjab.
Dancing Girl of Mohan-jo Daro The 'Dancing Girl' is a sculpture made of bronze. It belongs to the Indus Valley Civilization and dates back to circa 2500 BCE. It is 10.5 cm in height, 5 cm in width and 2.5 cm in depth.
The dancing girl of Mohenjo-Daro is a tall figure with long legs and arms, high neck, subdued belly . This dancer wears some bangles and a necklace. She has 25 bracelets on her left arm and four bangles on her right arm and is holding an object in her left hand. Her long hair styled as big bun rested on her shoulder.
Indua Valley society facts Society consist of large cities Found statues of priest & kings The advanced society systems of drainage & water supply. Orderly constructed cities with brick made of same size for construction of houses. Soak-pits points to the availability of efficient masons. Creative ornaments Artisans worked on precious stones, silver, conch shell, turquoise, lapis lazuli & Jadeite Most popular of all craft is preparation of Steatite Seals
Techniques of Indus valley crafts The fine & realistic engravings on the seals Precision tools evidence show by their high order & creative work. The sculpture design specially knowledge of human anatomy. Cotton cultivation was first grown in Indus valley civilization. The traces of fine cloth making & design from Mohenjo-Daro & Harappa are all seen . So later stage Aryans came to develop the Crafts of carpenters, bronze smith, jewellers,goldsmiths,metalworkers,basketmakers, ropemaker,weavers,dyers & potters. Terracotta creations specially miniatures, monkeys, squirrels, bullocksDeer, birds, statuettes of women, carts& clay ornaments
facts complied by Great well of Mohenjo-daro The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization excavated at MohenjoDaro in Sindh, Pakistan.
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The statue led to two important discoveries about the Indus Valley civilization: 1.metal blending, casting the valley the entertainment exists, especially dance, was part of the culture. civilization with the discovery of Dancing Girl
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The most impressive motif found on the Indus seals the majestic zebu bull, with its heavy dewlap and wide curving horns. And it’s found in most carved on large seals with short inscriptions. Bull Seal
The Great Bath is one of the well-known structures among the ruins of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization at Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan. Archaeological evidence show that the Great Bath was built in the 3rd millennium BCE, soon after the raising of the "citadel" mound on which it is located. It may have had a long bathing pool built with waterproof bricks. Most scholars agree that this tank would have been used for special religious functions where water was used to purify and renew the well being of the bathers.
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