World History
The first five minutes of this Ted Talk lecture is engaging as Rao explains how computers are helping us to understand the Indus River script.
- Pakistan History Page
Pakistan History Page. Contains detailed information on the history of Pakistan and North Western India from the Indus Valley Civilization to the modern ages. From the site: When the pall of darkness recedes from the firmament of the past unfolding the...
- The Indus Valley (the Masters Of The River): Documentary
Here's an interesting documentary about the Indus River civilization made by NHK (Japan) and Canadian TV. It does not focus on the twin cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro but on a lesser known site called Dholavira near Gujarat in western India. "With...
- Riddle Of The Script: The Story Of Linear A & B
Linear B, the script discovered in 1900 by English archaeologist Arthur Evans, (he's the archaelogist who discovered the great palace he called the Palace at Minos) was never deciphered until the mid 20th century. Margalit Fox, writing for the Telegraph,...
- Indus River From The Bbc
Nice BBC site on the Indus River. It has different areas of life to explore such as technology, games, art, etc. It also has an interactive trading game where you can become an Indus trader. ...
- Ted Talks On The Indus River Valley
Thanks to one of the teachers in my tech integration class, George Coe, for this one. The first four minutes is a nice overview comparison of the Indus River Valley civilization to the Egyptian and Mesopotamian ones. After that the...
World History
A Rosetta Stone for the Indus script
The first five minutes of this Ted Talk lecture is engaging as Rao explains how computers are helping us to understand the Indus River script.
- Pakistan History Page
Pakistan History Page. Contains detailed information on the history of Pakistan and North Western India from the Indus Valley Civilization to the modern ages. From the site: When the pall of darkness recedes from the firmament of the past unfolding the...
- The Indus Valley (the Masters Of The River): Documentary
Here's an interesting documentary about the Indus River civilization made by NHK (Japan) and Canadian TV. It does not focus on the twin cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro but on a lesser known site called Dholavira near Gujarat in western India. "With...
- Riddle Of The Script: The Story Of Linear A & B
Linear B, the script discovered in 1900 by English archaeologist Arthur Evans, (he's the archaelogist who discovered the great palace he called the Palace at Minos) was never deciphered until the mid 20th century. Margalit Fox, writing for the Telegraph,...
- Indus River From The Bbc
Nice BBC site on the Indus River. It has different areas of life to explore such as technology, games, art, etc. It also has an interactive trading game where you can become an Indus trader. ...
- Ted Talks On The Indus River Valley
Thanks to one of the teachers in my tech integration class, George Coe, for this one. The first four minutes is a nice overview comparison of the Indus River Valley civilization to the Egyptian and Mesopotamian ones. After that the...