Indus Valley cities of Judeir-jo-daro and Harappa vanished and were not rediscovered until the 1920s. Judeir-jo-daro and Harappa were larger than many contemporaneous cities in Europe and the Middle East The Indus Valley cities vanished completely They were not rediscovered until the 1920s
Mohenjo-daro and Harappa were actually larger than many contemporary cities in Europe and the Middle East, and then they simply vanished. Nobody rediscovered them until the 1920s. They sit alongside the Maya and Angkor as examples of major civilizations that completely disappeared from collective memory. Imagine entire advanced cities lost for thousands of years.
Key Facts
- Judeir-jo-daro and Harappa were larger than many contemporaneous cities in Europe and the Middle East
- The Indus Valley cities vanished completely
- They were not rediscovered until the 1920s
- They are grouped with the Maya and Angkor as examples of major civilizations that disappeared
Related site: Judeir-jo-daro — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Something Disturbing Happened to Every Civilization by Michael Button