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INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION

•      It is also known as Harappan Civilization


•      It was discovered by Sir.Daya Ram Sahni in 1921.


•      IVC extended in an area of 1.3 million square kms from,

• Ÿ  Sutkagendar (Baluchistan) – West


• Ÿ  Alamgirpur (U.P.) – East


• Ÿ  Manda (Jammu) – North


• Ÿ  Diamabad (Maharashtra) – South


• Ÿ  (Mnemonic – SAMAD)

•      The Indus Valley Civilization had its beginnings in Chalcolithic Age and had its maturity phase in Bronze Age.


•      When Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in 1921, Sir. John Marshall was the head of Archeological Survey of India.

Features of IVC

APPSC Groups Study material(Indian History)

THE STONE AGE – EARLY MAN

The evolution of earth shows 4 stages. The fourth stage is called Quaternary which is divided into Pleistocene (most recent) and Holocene (present).

The History of Earth is divided into 3 Eras,

1. Palaeozoic Era


2. Mesozoic Era


3. Cenozoic Era

The period before the Palaeozoic Era is called PRE-CAMBRIAN TIME.

Various Eras and Periods

1)      Pre-Cambrian Time