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Why is the Indus Valley Civilization also called the Harappan civilization? - History and Civics

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Why is the Indus Valley Civilization also called the Harappan civilization?

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The Indus Valley civilization is also called the Harappan civilizations because the things found in all the sites were very much like the articles found at Harappa.

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Oxford University Press The Trail History and Civics [English] Class 6 ICSE
Chapter 3 The Indus Valley Civilization
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Chapter 1.3 The River Valley Civilisations: Indus Valley Civilisation
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