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What were the approximate start and end dates of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, with its mature form lasting from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE
Which three ancient civilisations is the Indus Valley Civilisation often compared to?
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
What was the type site of the Indus Civilisation, after which the term Harappan is sometimes applied?
Harappa
Where was the first excavation of the type site Harappa conducted, and what is the present-day location of this site?
The first excavation was conducted in what was then the Punjab province of British India, and is now Punjab, Pakistan.
What was the earliest known Neolithic culture that populated the early Harappan cultures?
Mehrgarh, in Balochistan, Pakistan
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