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The 70 pages that link to Indus Valley Civilisation, each with the reason it gives.

• IrrigationRelated: Its settlements and agriculture developed in a region shaped by river water management.

• Lost-wax castingRelated: Its artisans used lost-wax casting for small bronze sculptures, including the Dancing Girl.

• Indus RiverRelated: Its settlements developed along the Indus and neighboring rivers.

• CattleRelated: Archaeological evidence documents early zebu use in this region.

• ShaivismRelated: A seal sometimes linked to Shiva has prompted debate, but does not establish Shaivism’s origins.

• Natural dyeRelated: Archaeological evidence from the region includes early use of dyed cotton textiles.

• Indo-Aryan migrationRelated: Its decline preceded the main period of Indo-Aryan textual evidence, but its people and languages remain debated.

• WheelRelated: Its sites preserve evidence of wheeled carts and terracotta wheel models.

• DiffusionismRelated: Its material similarities with neighboring regions invite competing explanations of exchange and shared development.

• Water buffaloRelated: Archaeological evidence places buffalo among animals used by early South Asian farming societies.

• Grid planRelated: Cities such as Mohenjo-daro show that regular street layouts predate classical Greek planning.

• ZebuRelated: Archaeological evidence places humped cattle in the region's ancient societies.

• KarachiRelated: Its archaeological sites near Karachi connect the city’s region to ancient urban history.

• MehrgarhRelated: Its mature urban centers appeared long after Mehrgarh’s earliest occupation.

• ToiletRelated: Its urban remains provide early evidence of built toilets connected to drainage.

• Urban revolutionRelated: Its cities show a distinct early urban tradition beyond Mesopotamia.

• Spindle (textile)Related: Spindle whorls from its settlements provide evidence of textile production.

• John MarshallRelated: Marshall announced its existence after excavations revealed the scale and antiquity of its cities.

• Indo-Aryan peoplesRelated: Its relationship to later Indo-Aryan languages and populations remains debated.

• Mustard plantRelated: Archaeological evidence places mustard cultivation in this region among early crop histories.

• SafflowerRelated: Safflower remains among the plant finds associated with some Indus Valley sites.

• BurushaskiRelated: Speculation about a pre-Indo-Aryan linguistic substrate has sometimes linked Burushaski to the region's ancient past.

• Gossypium arboreumRelated: Archaeological evidence places early cotton use in the region where this species was cultivated.

• BraceletRelated: Excavations at Mohenjo-daro uncovered evidence of ancient bangles and their production.

• Dravidian peoplesRelated: A proposed connection between its undeciphered script and Dravidian languages remains influential but unproven.

• North IndiaRelated: Its urban centers lie in the region's broader northwest, though modern borders divide its principal sites.

• Squat toiletRelated: Its urban settlements included drainage and toilet installations that inform histories of sanitation.

• CityRelated: Its cities show that early urbanism developed beyond Mesopotamia.

• Cradle of civilizationRelated: It developed urban society independently of Mesopotamia.

• Eastern religionsRelated: Its relationship to later Hindu traditions remains debated rather than settled.

• History of HinduismRelated: Its symbols and religious practices are sometimes compared with later Hindu traditions, though continuity remains uncertain.

• History of paintingRelated: Its seals and painted pottery broaden the early history beyond European cave art.

• History of RajasthanRelated: Its eastern settlements extended into what is now northern Rajasthan.

• Indian religionsRelated: Its relation to later religious traditions remains debated rather than established.

• JewelleryRelated: Its excavated beads and ornaments document specialized craft and long-distance exchange.