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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Aliases: lapis-lazulis

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Lapis Lazuli

Jiang identifies indigo dye, handicrafts, jewelry, Persian Gulf colonies, large ships, navigation, tin, and lapis lazuli as parts of the IVC's long-distance trade position.

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Historical description of Bronze Age trade goods and routes.

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Jiang identifies indigo dye, handicrafts, jewelry, Persian Gulf colonies, large ships, navigation, tin, and lapis lazuli as parts of the IVC's long-distance trade position.

Timestamped Evidence

The Lost Trade Civilization Behind Buddhism

2024-12-03, day precision · Civilization #20: The Proto-Buddhists of the Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilization

Transcript

"And the Indus Valley Civilization, what was unique to them are certain products, for example, indigo dye, which was really sought after in Mesopotamia..."

The Lost Trade Civilization Behind Buddhism

2024-12-03, day precision · Civilization #20: The Proto-Buddhists of the Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilization

Transcript

"So tin was really sought after, but there was also another stone called lapis lazula, which is really sought after by the Egyptians for..."

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The Lost Trade Civilization Behind Buddhism

2024-12-03, day precision · claims

Reading

A source-grounded reading of the episode's central claim: the Indus Valley was a peaceful trade civilization whose lost religion may survive as the Indian nostalgia for oneness, false reality, and liberation without the gatekeeper.

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