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The puzzle that an advanced, prosperous Indus Valley civilization appears peaceful and egalitarian rather than centralized or warlike.
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Indus Valley paradox
The puzzle that an advanced, prosperous Indus Valley civilization appears peaceful and egalitarian rather than centralized or warlike.
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"They would change course all the time. So they had to build very advanced irrigations that would change over time. The thing about Samaria..."
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"...look at the Indus Valley civilization and try to resolve the paradox as to why it is advanced, prosperous, but at the same time,..."
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