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Which civilization is older than Indus Valley Civilization?

Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, and Ancient China are believed to be the earliest in the Old World. The extent to which there was significant influence between the early civilizations of the Near East and the Indus Valley with the Chinese civilization of East Asia (Far East) is disputed.

Is Indus Valley Civilization before Mahabharata?

ASI finds evidence of 4000 years old civilisation at ‘Mahabharat era’ excavation site, different from Indus Valley Civilisation. Previously, the Archeological Survey of India had discovered the ‘First Ever’ physical evidence of chariots being used in a near 2000 BC period which was considered the bronze age.

What was before Indus Valley Civilization?

One theory is that it developed from earlier agricultural societies such as those at Mehrgarh in the 7th millennium BCE with cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro established much later during the 3rd millennium BCE. Another theory is that the Indus Valley was once a part of a larger and older civilization.

Is Mahabharata older than Harappan civilization?

In other words, the oldest horse-drawn spoked-wheel war chariot in the world is younger than the Harappan civilisation. How then can the Vedas, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata which, according to Puranic historians, predate the Harappan civilisation already have knowledge of horse-drawn spoked-wheel war chariots?

Is Harappan civilization the oldest?

The Indus civilization was the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent—one of the world’s three earliest civilizations, along with Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.

How old is Harappan civilization in years?

The Indus Valley civilisation may be even older than initially thought. A group of researchers in India have used carbon dating techniques on animal remains and pottery fragments to conclude that the Indus Valley settlements could be 8,000 years old—2,500 years older than previously believed.

Is Harappan civilization older than Ramayana?

The Ramayana is not older than the Indus Valley Civilization. The text is dated back to 700 BCE to 600 BCE, whereas the Indus Valley Civilization went…

How old is Indian history?

India is home to one of the oldest civilizations in the world. From the traces of hominoid activity discovered in the subcontinent, it is recognized that the area now known as India was inhabited approximately 250,000 years ago.

What is the history of Indus Valley Civilization?

Indus Valley civilization is a Bronze Age civilization dated – as far back as 7000 BCE ( Pre Harappan ), 5500 BCE to 3300 BCE is known as Early Harappan. The mature phase is dated from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. The oldest site of IVC – Mehrgarh is 10,000 years old (7000 BCE), it is Neolithic site.

How old is the story of Ramayana?

So, we know for sure that Ramayana couldn’t be older than 3000 BCE. IVC is dated to 3300BCE to 1900 BCE- Genetics, Archeology, Linguistics show the IVC population was Proto Dravidians (Neo lithic Iranians) who later migrated into Indian subcontinent.Oldest site is a Neolithic settlement dated to 7000 BCE.

Did Ramayana predate the arrival of IVC people on Gangetic planes?

Given this contrast, it is probably safe to assume that Ramayana predated this arrival of IVC people in the Gangetic planes. There are other evidences to this. For example, the island of Lanka of Ramayana is almost certainly a small island in one Lake Pampa on Narmada.

What is the difference between Sri Lanka and Ramayana?

Ramayana refers to Lanka, Sri Lanka comes up more around 500 AD when Aryabhata refers to it as a location at Equator. So the confusion between Lanka and Sri Lanka is a later confusion.