Mysterious Ancient Civilization in India
source: http://www.archaeologyonline.net/artifacts/harappa-mohenjodaro.html
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When I was living in Pakistan, I got to hear about and then see the ruins of Mohenjo Daro, an almost five thousand year-old city that was part of the Indus Civilization, also called the Harappan Civilization. Nobody knows where they came from, and this civilization disappeared practically overnight, just as fast as it appeared. The cities of that civilization were amazingly modern and sophisticated with regard to urban planning and development. The people of the Indus Valley had an alphabet - still undeciphered - which strangely enough is practically identical to that of Easter Island, also undeciphered. See http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dp5/rongorongo2.jpg for a few comparisons.
"The seals used in the Indus Valley were made of soapstone. It is noteworthy that one Easter Island legend says: The first race invented the Rongo-Rongo writing: they wrote it on stone. Of the four parts of the world that were at one time inhabited by the first race, it is only in Asia that this writing still exists. Interestingly, Mohenjo Daro and Easter Island lie almost exactly 180° apart: the former is situated at 27°23'N and about 69°E and the latter at 27°08'S and 109°23'W."
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dp5/easter3.htm
There is another fascinating aspect about Mohenjo Daro, but that will be the subject of another post.
"The seals used in the Indus Valley were made of soapstone. It is noteworthy that one Easter Island legend says: The first race invented the Rongo-Rongo writing: they wrote it on stone. Of the four parts of the world that were at one time inhabited by the first race, it is only in Asia that this writing still exists. Interestingly, Mohenjo Daro and Easter Island lie almost exactly 180° apart: the former is situated at 27°23'N and about 69°E and the latter at 27°08'S and 109°23'W."
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dp5/easter3.htm
There is another fascinating aspect about Mohenjo Daro, but that will be the subject of another post.
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