Pakistan-Indus Civilization: Clues to an Ancient Puzzle, June 2000 National Geographic Magazine
The Indus Valley civilization was a highly organized, successful culture existing 2,800 to 1,900 BC in Pakistan and India. Archeological findings show Harappan culture predates Mesopotania by 200 years flourishing in written language and a system of measure for trade. As the Indus River changed its course, people moved with it, taking parts of the culture that can still be found today. Bird hunters, pottery and brick makers, the fascinating lala wallies are ties to this past. Photographs...
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Two hunters stand waiting for birds to land so...
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Brick Factory.Just outside the Harappa site...
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A dancing Lala Wallie travels from village to...
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Mendicant or Beggar Pilgrims.A mela is an...
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Harappam, an archeology site in the Indus...
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Workers excavate the main drain for the Harappa...
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Dholavira Women workers on steps in trench.This...
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Brick Factory.Just outside the Harappa site...
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Brick Factory.Just outside the Harappa site...
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Camel Mela.this is the camel Mela at the end of...
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Wrestlers near Sahiwal, Pakistan. 4,800 years...
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Drummer at engagement ceremony in Harappa town,...
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A man strings green threads measuring kite...
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Bird pot from Harappa site (3300BC) ties into...
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Tourists who come to Mohenjo Daro always get an...
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Priest King--Icon of Indus civilization--dating...
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Harappan Unicorn Seal--2400-2000 BC. This seal...
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This bull seal dates to around 2450-2200 BC....
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Washerman in Ravi River (Tributary of...
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Camel Mela (Festival) outside Harappa town....
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When the LaLa Walles come to a town it creates...
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People come for miles to camp in the desert for...
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LaLa Walles carry colorful banners and flags...
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Children wait outside for the gates to be...
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When the LaLa Walles come to a town it creates...
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Bird Hunters in Indus River.The Indus river...
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Bird Hunters in Indus River.The Indus river...
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A hunter wearing a hat or decoy ties his...
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Bird Hunters in Indus River.The Indus river...
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Worker at Brick Factory. Just outside the...
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Old city area of Lahore, Pakistan. 4,800 years...
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Young girls light candles at a mosque.
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A man steps into the doorway of a rooftop of a...
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A clown that is a dwarf waits outside the...
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Parade with instruments
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Faces of young men in a crowd on the street.
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Pakistani families traveled to a camel mele to...
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A worker at a brick factory with smoke stacks...
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Current market and trading scene in Lahore,...
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When the LaLa Walles come to a town it creates...
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Woman walks by postmasters house in modern...
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Mendicant or Beggar Pilgrims.A mela is an...
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Mendicant or Beggar Pilgrims outside a mosque....
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A busy morning near the market brings workers...
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Multan is known as the City of Sufis due to the...
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A fisherman throws a net out in the Indus...
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Just outside the gate to Mohenjo Daro, they are...
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Crowded street in Mochi, the Derwaza area of...
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Wrestlers prepare for competition in Sahiwal,...
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A man rides a bicycle in circles inside a...
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Bird Hunters in Indus River.The Indus river...
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Ornate tile wall on mosque in Lahore. Lapis...
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Brick Factory.Just outside the Harappa site...
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Dholavira Reservoir trench at night.Workers go...
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Mark Kenoyer giving a tour to Pakistanis at the...
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Mark Kenoyer on specially designed bipod ladder...
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Current rug worker in Lahore, Pakistan uses a...
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Market scene in Lahore, Pakistan. 4,800 years...
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Pakistanis salvage what they can of a dead...
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Street scene outside the main gate to the...
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Dholavira Women workers on steps in trench.This...
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Rice factory outside Harappa. 4,800 years ago,...
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Market in Lahore. 4,800 years ago, at the same...
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Mendicant or Beggar Pilgrims.A mela is an...
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Camel Sacrifice.This camel from a camel mela...
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MohenjoDaro artifact of stone face.
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This seal represents the last phase at Harappa,...
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Harappan geometric button seals. These are...
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This is the only known stone vessel fragment...
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Female figurine from Harappa dated to around...
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Harappan disposable drinking cups circa...
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Terra Cotta Rhino figurine was probably hunted...
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Terra Cotta Tiger figurine, Catalog # 167...
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Harappan mother goddess figurine. This is the...
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Cubical chert weights used for weighing goods...
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Large faience seal on the left dates to around...
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Early seals from Harappa. 4,800 years ago, at...
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Curved copper blade possibly used for cutting...
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Copper arrow heads--different styles may be for...
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4,800 years ago, at the same time as the early...
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Bird whistle, used as a toy or for coaxing pet...
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22 identical steatite incised tablets with 3...
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Figurine from Nausharo with female headdress...
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4,800 years ago, at the same time as the early...
