Indus Valley city
By: Gillian Clements
Series: Building history; Building history series
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780749679149
Subjects: Ancient Architecture; Juvenile literature; Indus civilization; Antiquities
Description: The Indus Valley civilization developed nearly 5000 years ago, but its discovery by archaeologists was not confirmed until the twentieth century. This book goes behind the scenes to show how the cities were constructed, and builds up a picture of life at that time and place in history.
Notes: Originally published: 2004.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What was an Indus Valley city?; title: Who discovered the Indus cities?; title: Why build near a river?; title: Who were the Indus people?; title: Why did their cities grow?; title: How was an Indus city planned?; title: How did they build the cities?; title: What was city life like?; title: What was it like inside a house?; title: How was the Indus culture continued?; title: What happened to the Indus cities?