Indus Valley Civilization Timeline

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c. 7000 BCE
Evidence of religious practices in the Indus Valley.
c. 7000 BCE - c. 600 BCE
The Indus Valley (or Harappan) Civilization.
c. 4000 BCE
Farming settlements are established in the Indus Valley.
c. 3000 BCE
First signs of urbanization in the Indus Valley.
c. 3000 BCE
The Aryans - nomadic northerners from central Asia - possibly begin to migrate into the Indus Valley in an early phase of migration.
c. 2800 BCE - c. 1900 BCE
The rise of the great Indian cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa.
c. 2600 BCE
Hundreds of towns and cities are established throughout the Indus Valley.
c. 2500 BCE
Earliest use of the Indus Script.
c. 2000 BCE - c. 1500 BCE
The Aryans expand into the Ganges valley in India.
530 BCE
Persia conquers the Indus Valley.