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balochii
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Topic: 3 civilizations: Indus valley, Mesopotamia, Egypt Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 08:47 |
These 3 could be considered the oldest Civilizations, though ofcourse there are some more like China.
My question is, did these 3 civilizations had contact with each other? THey are not too far from each other:
Mohenjo daro, Pakistan, Indus valley
Babylon, Iraq, Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt:
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Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 08:50 |
^ out of these 3 Indus valley is unfortunatly the least researched, part of the problem is pakistanis themselves dont have too much interest in their own history, for some reason our mullahs have made anything pre-islamic to be haram. Only 10% of Indus valley has been discovered, it remains a very hidden buried civilization, yet it is very vital to understanding indo-aryans
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Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 08:52 |
The fabled Land of Punt in ancient egyptian writings, nobody knows where it is but there is no reason why it couldnt have been the Indus Valley. Mesopatamian civilisations have long had contact with Egypt.
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Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 08:55 |
Mesopatamia actually also had contact with Indus valley, the articfacts found in both places prove that, But there has to research done on how much contact was there. Pakistan and Iraq are not too far from each other, so there should have been contact logically speaking
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Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 09:00 |
Quite correct, a relatively simple voyage from the Gulf down to the Indus valley.
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Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 11:29 |
Just 3 Civilizations?!
There could be no contact, if you don't consider Elam, Jiroft, Shahdad, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Sialk and other civilizations in the Iranian plateau.
Covering some 120 Hectares and located along the Zabol-Zahedan Highway, the historic site of Shahr-e Sukhte is the most important prehistoric city of the 3rd millennium BC and a key location for Iranian prehistoric studies, particularly concerning the southeastern region, and a connection point between Near Eastern civilization and that of the Indus valley. The findings of the archaeological excavations and researches as well as laboratory studies, have provided ample data about third-millennium BC civilization in Iran and the country's prehistory in general.
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Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 11:37 |
^ yeah thats the thing i was wondering, there was a article few years ago that put the cradle of civilization from Indus valley in the east to Mesopotamia in the west, so ofcourse that would inlude modern countries of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan area. It would be nice to dig in the past and see how much contact they had and how much deep connection they had in things like culture or religion.
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Posted: 24-Jul-2010 at 11:38 |
I found this intresting in the article you posted:
Comparison with other similar properties
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa sites in Pakistan and other Iranian archaeological sites of the third and second millennia BC such as Tape Shahdad and Susa.
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Posted: 06-Jan-2012 at 08:10 |
Yes,Balochii i found this post also interesting cause parallel discussions about traces that have been left behind those 3 civilizations could be leaded in unexpected&expected directions.
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Posted: 06-Jan-2012 at 09:23 |
Originally posted by balochii
^ yeah thats the thing i was wondering, there was a article few years ago that put the cradle of civilization from Indus valley in the east to Mesopotamia in the west, so ofcourse that would inlude modern countries of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan area. It would be nice to dig in the past and see how much contact they had and how much deep connection they had in things like culture or religion. |
One definite connection is Lapis Lazuli and its trade:
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What a handsome figure of a dragon. No wonder I fall madly in love with the Alani Dragon now, the avatar, it's a gorgeous dragon picture.
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