The earliest civilizations developed in fertile river valleys, where the conditions were right to support large, settled populations. This book tracks how socia

The earliest stages of human history and civilization come alive in this intriguing and revelatory investigation of the evolution of humans, as well as the deve

This book discusses climate and dating of the Indus Valley civilization and Sir Mortimer Wheeler summarizes other contributions to the study.

The Indian subcontinent was the scene of dramatic upheavals a few thousand years ago. The Northwest region entered an arid phase, and erosion coupled with tecto