Posts Tagged ‘indus’

Alexander’s Indus Folly: Bizarre Search for the Source of the Nile in India

When the Macedonian monarch Alexander III, popularly known as Alexander the Great , arrived in the northwest of the larger Indian subcontinent in 327 BC following his conquest of the massive Achaemenid Empire of the Persians, he was astonished by all that he beheld. The geography, peculiar peoples – their philosophy, culture, attire, music and […]

Researchers Find the Swastika Predates the Indus Valley Civilization: Dates Back 11,000 Years

Researchers say that the ancient symbol of the Swastika arrived from India to the Americas and other parts of the world. Scholars have concluded that the symbol of the swastika is older than the Aryans and even the Indus Valley Civilization. Unlike popular belief, the swastika is a symbol of peace and continuity. Ever since the […]

Pot Residues Lift the Lid on Ancient Indus Valley Food Choices

Researchers are getting a glimpse into ancient Indus Valley food choices by analyzing residues on ceramic pots from urban and rural settlements during the Mature Harappan period (c.2600/2500–1900 BC). It is a landmark study because this is the first multi-site analysis of fats and oils on pottery from the Indus Valley civilization. The results enable […]

Climate Change, Not Aryan Invaders, Caused Dramatic Fall of Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Civilization was one of the most important Bronze Age civilizations. It was comparable in its achievements to the Egyptians and it is often claimed that it was very influential in the development of later societies in the Indian subcontinent. However, the reason why this ancient civilization fell is one of the ancient world’s […]

The Mystery of the Balochistan Sphinx: Remnants of an Ancient Indus Valley Civilization?

Hidden in plain sight, in the rocky landscape of the Makran coastline of Southern Balochistan, Pakistan is an architectural anomaly that seems to have gone unnoticed and unexplored for centuries. The site is known as the Balochistan Sphinx and researcher, Bibhu Dev Misra, has done a great deal of work on the site. The area […]

Being Overconfident And Self-Deluded can lead to higher social status, research finds

     94% of college professors think their work is above average — that is not statistically possible! Overconfidence and self-delusion can lead to higher social status, research finds. This might help explain why many leaders seem so overconfident. Of course there are disadvantages to overconfidence as well, but these may be outweighed by the advantages. […]

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