In the Arabian Peninsula a mere 2000 km away, out of sight of the Indus, the Sumerian civilization evolved, taking care of contacts with the Indus Valley ... to Hindu god Shiva by Sir John ...

Previous genetic evidence indicates that members of the Indus Valley Civilization traveled west ... possibly as an offering to gods. Ceremonies at the Dahwa building included music, chanting ...

The Indus Valley civilisation left no temples or tombs, like the Pyramids of Egypt. There are also no remains of great statues of kings or gods. Instead the Indus Valley’s cultural legacy is of ...

But does the notion that the Indus Valley Civilization evolved from a long, unbroken local tradition starting at Mehrgarh around 8000 BCE now require rethinking? “Not necessarily,” said Prabhakar.