<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>
where is the indus river valley located today
where is the indus river valley located today
the northwestern regions of South Asia , extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India
the northwestern regions of South Asia , extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India