UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2018 · Q2(b) · 15 marks
“Archaeological evidence does not give direct access to the possible social and political dimensions of the decline of the Harappan civilization. What it does indicate very clearly is that the Harappan culture underwent a gradual process of de-urbanization”? Comment.
- Chapter
- Indus Valley Civilization
- Topic
- Decline of the Harappan Civilization
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