The Indus Valley Civilization: In Search of those Elusive Centers and Peripheries

Chris J.D. Kostman

The Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization was an integral component of the Bronze Age "world economy" encompassing the Near East and South Asia. Beyond economic terms, however, this trade necessitated cultural contact and exchange of various types and degrees. An investigation of this exchange can aid in determining the centers and peripheries of this ancient civilization and shed further light on the intra- and inter-regional relationships of the far-flung and enigmatic Harappan phenomena.

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