<P> The Indus Valley Civilisation ( IVC ) , or Harappan Civilisation , was a Bronze Age civilisation ( 3300 -- 1300 BCE ; mature period 2600 -- 1900 BCE ) mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia , extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India . Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , it was one of three early cradles of civilisations of the Old World , and of the three , the most widespread . </P>
<P> The Indus Valley Civilisation ( IVC ) , or Harappan Civilisation , was a Bronze Age civilisation ( 3300 -- 1300 BCE ; mature period 2600 -- 1900 BCE ) mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia , extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India . Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , it was one of three early cradles of civilisations of the Old World , and of the three , the most widespread . </P>
when did the indus valley civilization begin and end
when did the indus valley civilization begin and end
3300 -- 1300 BCE
3300 -- 1300 BCE