event · evt_egyfull_world_mature_indus
Mature Harappan urban phase
Large planned cities and regional exchange systems flourished in the Indus civilization.
What is the evidence?
observation
Large planned cities and regional exchange systems flourished in the Indus civilization.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2600 BCE–1900 BCE
Precision: range
highPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides world context
Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization — Jonathan Mark Kenoyer (1998)Supports the broad phase and urban character.
Locator: Mature Harappan cities and regional networks
Interpretation and caveats
Included for global context; this package does not claim direct Egyptian causation or sustained contact.
Event context
Classification
Event type: major world context urban system
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: general world context
Why it matters to the timeline
Provides a major contemporaneous world system without forcing it into an Egypt-centred network.
Research notes
- Supports the broad phase and urban character. Role: provides world context. Locator: Mature Harappan cities and regional networks.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides world context
Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization — Jonathan Mark Kenoyer (1998)Supports the broad phase and urban character.
Locator: Mature Harappan cities and regional networks