India is one of those countries which have attained an early civilization. From a remote antiquity, the valleys of the Indus and the Ganges became the seat of a culture distinguished by its originality, and many sided development, Alike in the domain of intellectual advancement as also in the arts of material progress, this civilization proved its excellence at an [...]
Sumerian and Akkadian traders were active in the Gulf, there is no evidence that they ever reached farther south than the western coast of Magan. Harappan material, however, began to appear in Mesopotamia in the early days of the Indus civilization- Carnelian beads, for example, are known from some of the graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, dated between [...]
Animals played a major role in Indus agriculture. The main domestic animals were cattle, but sheep, goats, and other animals were also kept, their relative importance relating to local environmental conditions and no doubt to other factors. Raising livestock was a useful investment against crop failure. In good years, when crop yields were high, grazing would also be good and [...]