Originally posted by: Sanskruthi
What I find really fascinating is their town planning.
Their bricks were all in 1:2:4 ratio, they cared for privacy, drainage, drinking water. They made elaborate arrangements so than drinking and sewage water isn't mixed. Drains were closed. Every house had a toilet! Something we struggle even today....
Had long trade routes from Mesopotamia to Meluhha to Iran to Oman. Only few sites have fortifications means they didn't engage much in wars and conflicts. Makes me think they were highly educated and upmarket merchant class and businessmen.
Lingas and yonis were worshipped. Indicates fertility I think. Today there are Mahadev bhakts that don't know what shivling stands for
They didn't adapt Papyrus like in Mesopotamia and continued with seals. Neither were kind to us to equip us with knowledge to decipher their script. Maybe they didn't care to leave a legacy 🤷
It's really sad that regions which were so classy and flourishing ones from IVC to middle history are soo repressive and regressive today
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