Indus Valley Civilization Timeline

The Indus Valley (or Harappan) Civilization.

Evidence of religious practices in the Indus Valley.

Farming settlements are established in the Indus Valley.

The Aryans - nomadic northerners from central Asia - possibly begin to migrate into the Indus Valley in an early phase of migration.

First signs of urbanization in the Indus Valley.

The rise of the great Indian cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa.

Hundreds of towns and cities are established throughout the Indus Valley.

Earliest use of the Indus Script.

The Aryans expand into the Ganges valley in India.

Persia conquers the Indus Valley.