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From: Savant11/27/2025 1:36:39 PM
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Scientists may have solved why this ancient, advanced civilization vanished

***flush toilets** wow...wonder if they used Sears Roebuck catalogs for TP>??

At its peak, the ancient Indus River Valley civilization featured gridded streets, multistory brick homes, flush toilets and bustling shops. Its people traded gold, precious stones and items such as bronze carts along the region’s waterways. Others carved detailed human figurines and molded clay toys. They grew wheat, barley and cotton, and crafted tools to bring water for crops from nearby rivers.

The valley, largely located in modern-day Pakistan and northwest India, hosted one of the most advanced societies at the time, along with Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. And then — with little signs of fighting or power struggles — it mysteriously disappeared.


Scientists may have solved why this ancient, advanced civilization vanished

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