Harappan
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Harappan
Example Sentences
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The Indus, or Harappan, civilisation - one of the world's earliest urban societies - emerged 5,300 years ago in present-day northwest India and Pakistan.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
Although Harappan script remains indecipherable, archaeologists believe that the Great Bath was used for religious rites and ritual purification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2016
For in 2010, when advanced science met archaeology at an excavation site in Farmana - southeast of the largest Harappan city of Rakhigarhi - they made history, and it was edible.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2016
In contrast to cuneiform and hieroglyphics, the Harappan language has been impossible to decipher.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
As with other cultures, the rulers of the Harappan civilization are believed to have close ties to religion.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
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