Facts about the civilisation have been accounted for from the vast excavations made by archaeologists, which explains about the way of life of the people of Indus valley. The excavations conducted at the Indus valley sites also help us to understand the games and past times of the people of Indus valley. There is also evidence that play for children also had a lot of importance by the toys that has been unearthed from these sites.
Take a look at the above picture! There is a weapon which resembles the modern day javelin, round balls which resembles the shot put ball of our time and a disc shaped instrument resembling out modern day discus. All these relics throws light upon the pastimes of the people, and also that games like javelin and discus throw could have originated from this period. Picture Courtesy: Google Images. These images of bronze statues of a dancer from Mohenjo-Daro, points out to the fact that music and dancing have been the favourite past time of the people of Indus valley.
The great bath of Mohenojo-daro conveys the fact that swimming also was an important sport. These relics of dices and marbles reveal that people played games which involved the use dice and marbles. The stone slab relic resembles the modern day chess, and literature review throws light upon the fact that this game was very much prevalent during the Indus valley period.
The existence of hunting, punching or boxing as other forms of sports of the people of Indus valley practiced is evident from the seals recovered from the sites of Indus valley.
One very prominently appearing fact is that the forms of games that we see now a days , had existed thousands of years back, proving that the games have innovated over period of time and secondly, sports and recreation was given equal importance back then. By Dr Srividya K. Kiln-baked bricks of regular size were used for construction.
Cities were divided into different zones with a fortified citadel containing baths and other possibly communal buildings separate from the part of the city where people lived and worked. Many buildings were built on top of earlier buildings.
Most people were occupied with farming the land but there were skilled craftsmen who worked with metals and clay, hunters and fishermen , builders and scribes. Beautiful pots and figurines, polished stones and jewellery, seals and strong buildings provide evidence of their abilities. Traders used seals to identify their goods.
Although no evidence has been found of kings or priests it is clear that the cities must have been well governed. Only a limited number of weapons have been recovered and there is little evidence of conflict, although the cities had strong walls and gates so could perhaps be defended if necessary. It seems that for much of the period of its existence the people of this civilisation led peaceful, prosperous lives.
We do not know why this civilisation came to an end , but a number of possibilities have been suggested. One of the main candidates is climate change. The people were dependent on the heavy rains or monsoons to water their crops.
Over time the monsoons seem to have gradually moved East and patterns of settlement seem to show that people followed them. Another suggestion is that an earthquake caused one of the major rivers in the area to divert its course and eventually to dry up, again depriving the people of a vital water source. It is also possible that invaders forced the people to move on.
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