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Who headed the Archaeological Survey of India and spearheaded the first Indus Valley excavations?
Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni CIE (16 December 1879 – 7 March 1939) was an Indian archaeologist who supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1921 and 1922.
What is the name of Harappan script?
The Indus script
The Indus script (also known as the Harappan script) is a corpus of symbols produced by the Indus Valley Civilization.
Who excavated the site of Mohenjo-Daro?
Discovery and Major Excavations Mohenjo-daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north. Large-scale excavations were carried out at the site under the direction of John Marshall, K. N.
Are people of Indus Valley Civilisation the ancestors of modern Tamils?
The report is significant because Dravidian movement politicians in Tamil Nadu have long claimed that the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation could be ancestors of the modern Tamils. However, archaeological and genetic evidence to establish the link was not strong so far.
What is urbanisation of the Indus Valley?
Urbanisation was a significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation. However, this changed in 2015 when the ASI began excavations in Keezhadi, on the banks of the Vaigai river, about 12 km from Madurai. This area was identified from over 170 sites that the ASI shortlisted for excavations.
Did the Indus Valley Civilization use Brahmi?
Brahmi was a much later development, though recent carbon dating pushes the dates back to the 6th century BCE, the current scholarly consensus is that Emperor Asoka invented the script in the 3rd century BCE (which seems valid for a variety of reasons). The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) did NOT use Brahmi and their script remains undeciphered.
Is the Keezhadi site the most important excavation in India?
None of the three earlier major excavations in the region had provided strong evidence of an ancient urban settlement – a significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation. The Keezhadi site, however, has so far provided overwhelming evidence of an urban settlement since excavation began in 2015.