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Harappan

2600–1900 BCE

The urban phase of the Indus Civilisation in Pakistan and northwest India, contemporary with the Early Dynastic and Akkadian periods of Mesopotamia. It is filed under the Near East region because this vocabulary has no South Asia entry.

Dates2600–1900 BCE
RegionNear East & Mesopotamia

Cultures

Typical types

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Strata. "Harappan" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/harappan. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-harappan,
  title        = {Harappan},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/periods/harappan}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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