This inscription was found above a gateway in the city of Dholavira. However, historians still do not know how to read this script, since it has not yet been deciphered.

archaeologists discovered the oldest dockyard that has ever been found. It is a large tank that sits

emerged in the Indus River Valley. Called the Harappan civilization, these cities were home to large populations of people who lived in well-planned, organized communities.

People from the Indus Valley were among the first to create a system of weights and measures. Standardized weights were used to help local merchants make sure that trade was fair

farmers could grow two seasons of crops. The Indus River had many tributaries, which are streams that flow into larger rivers or lakes.

religious purposes instead of for trade. Often, the figures on these seals are in postures practiced in yoga, which originated in India.

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decipher	This inscription was found above a gateway in the city of Dholavira. However, historians still do not know how to read this script, since it has not yet been deciphered.
Dockyards	archaeologists discovered the oldest dockyard that has ever been found. It is a large tank that sits
Emerge	emerged in the Indus River Valley. Called the Harappan civilization, these cities were home to large populations of people who lived in well-planned, organized communities.
standardize	People from the Indus Valley were among the first to create a system of weights and measures. Standardized weights were used to help local merchants make sure that trade was fair
Tributary	farmers could grow two seasons of crops. The Indus River had many tributaries, which are streams that flow into larger rivers or lakes.
Yoga	religious purposes instead of for trade. Often, the figures on these seals are in postures practiced in yoga, which originated in India.

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