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Vanishing of the Indus Valley Civilization

How could a whole civilization go missing without leaving any trace of explanation? Historians are still trying to solve this puzzle, but it’s exactly what happened to the Indus Valley Civilization that gave birth to the cultures of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It was the most ancient urban civilization in the world with a population close to 5,000,000 people. Around 4,000 years ago it just disappeared, leaving mere traces of advanced technologies and a language that is still not deciphered.

Vanishing of the Indus Valley Civilization