Harappa
Americannoun
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a village in Pakistan: site of successive cities of the Indus valley civilization.
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a Bronze Age culture that flourished in the Indus valley.
noun
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Three seals from Banerjee's excavation bore images and scripts similar to those from Harappa in the Punjab province in present-day Pakistan.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025
Scholars have identified aspects of Greek naturalist art in sculptures found in Harappa, combined with local preferences for representing human bodies in motion rather than adopting the Greek emphasis on anatomical correctness.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
In return, it appears that traders and merchants from cities such as Harappa took up residence in cities in Mesopotamia to facilitate exchange.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
But mostly, they celebrated the building of a new, scientific highway to Harappa.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2016
Long before the first pyramids were built in Egypt, the ancient Sumerians traded with the people of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, who lived along the Indus River.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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