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Subject: History
Key stage: Key stage 2
Scheme of Work unit: How can we find out about the Indus
Valley civilisation?
1 The
Ancient Indus Valley
Publisher: Harappa.com
Summary: Mohenjodaro, Lothal and Harappa; all of these sites
flourished in the Indus valley between 3000 and 2000 BC, if not earlier. The
introduction to this background site for teachers explains the main features of
this civilization and puts it into a geographical as well as historical
context. There are comprehensive slide collections of the sites presented as
‘walkthroughs’. Pictures of harbours, great baths, storehouses, bead factories,
mysterious mounds are accompanied by often-scholarly descriptions. Of
particular interest are the slides of terracotta artefacts and figurines, some
of the latter are a little ‘questionable’ and care will be needed in deciding
which to show the children. 3D images of the mounds are available (Quick Time)
and there are ‘atmospheric’ sound files. The site also tells a little of the
Indus valley today; there is an interesting description of modern fisherfolk
for example. The site is easy to navigate and the photographs are of high
resolution, which makes a fast internet connection desirable. Other areas of
the site contain links to further information on the web. The icon pointing to
UK schools leads to some interesting descriptions of further resources.
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