Part one of term paper
The earliest known Southern Asian civilization, flourishing c.2300- 1750 BC across 1.1 million km2 / ½ million mi.2 around the Indus in Pakistan. Over 100 sites have been identified with important urban centers at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa (Pakistan), and Kalibangan and Lothal (Western India). There were uniform principles of urban planning, ...

Part two of term paper
... explanation for the decline of the civilization. These first excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro produced inscribed seals, painted pottery and other artifacts that matched nothing previously known from India. The Indus civilization received intense investigation over the next twenty years. This first generation of work revealed the nature of the mature Indus civilization in a way that emphasized its cultural uniformity: notably burnt brick architecture and town layouts composed of distinct ...