The Indus Valley civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and India, went through four periods of intense drought, which ...

Successive major droughts, each lasting longer than 85 years, were likely a key factor in the eventual fall of the Indus ...

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Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow ...

Ancient Indus Valley Civilization's decline was driven by prolonged droughts, not sudden catastrophe. New climate studies ...

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