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๐บ Ancient World
Indus Valley Civilisation
Bronze Age urban civilisation with planned cities and drainage systems
2600 BC ๐ฎ๐ณ India/Pakistan Ancient World
๐บ Key Facts
1
Cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa โ planned grid streets, brick houses, public baths
2
World's first urban sanitation system with covered drains
3
Script still undeciphered; disappeared mysteriously around 1900 BC
Had the world's most advanced urban sanitation system โ not matched again for 4,000 years
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Era
๐บ Ancient World
Region
๐ฎ๐ณ India/Pakistan
Year
2600 BC
Summary
Bronze Age urban civilisation with planned cities and drainage systems