harappa is the port city of indus valley culture.
which is the port city of indus valley culture?
harappa
the indus valley civilisation (ivc) extended from pakistan's balochistan in the west to india's western uttar pradesh in the east, from northeastern afghanistan in the north to india's gujarat state in the south. the largest number of sites are in gujarat, haryana, punjab, rajasthan, uttar pradesh, jammu and kashmir states in india, and sindh, punjab, and balochistan provinces in pakistan. coastal settlements extended from sutkagan dor in western baluchistan to lothal in gujarat. an indus valley site has been found on the oxus river at shortugai in northern afghanistan, in the gomal river valley in northwestern pakistan, at manda, jammu on the beas river near jammu, india, and at alamgirpur on the hindon river, only 28 km from delhi. the southern most site of the indus valley civilisation is daimabad in maharashtra. indus valley sites have been found most often on rivers, but also on the ancient seacoast, for example, balakot, and on islands, for example, dholavira.
indus valley civilisation
like other pre harappa towns, no writings were found at this site. evidence indicates widespread fire at the town around 2500 bce.





























section::::archaeology.:later phases.





























in period ii (ca. 2750-2450 bc), more and more elements of indus valley culture appear.





























period iii (ca. 2450-1900 bc) belongs almost entirely to indus valley culture.





























period iv (ca. 1900-1300 bc) is marked by the mingling of cultural traditions. elements of the jhukar culture appear, and co-exist with the last phase of the indus valley culture. later, the elements of jhangar culture appear.





























period v is muslim and dated much later.
amri, sindh