2. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
Monday, January 7, 13
3. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
! Archaeologists now they believe that this civilization suffered
“systems failure”- the breakdown of the fragile interrelationship
of the political, social, and economic systems that sustain order
and prosperity.
Monday, January 7, 13
4. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
! Archaeologists now they believe that this civilization suffered
“systems failure”- the breakdown of the fragile interrelationship
of the political, social, and economic systems that sustain order
and prosperity.
! The precipitating cause may have been one or more natural
disasters, such as an earthquake or flooding.
Monday, January 7, 13
5. THE DISAPPEARANCE
! Excavations of Mohenjo-Daro show clearly that decline had set in
about 1800BC and the Indus Valley cities were abandoned
sometime shortly thereafter.
! Archaeologists now they believe that this civilization suffered
“systems failure”- the breakdown of the fragile interrelationship
of the political, social, and economic systems that sustain order
and prosperity.
! The precipitating cause may have been one or more natural
disasters, such as an earthquake or flooding.
Monday, January 7, 13
