While most Indus cities were divided into two parts, Dholavira was unique for its tripartite division into a Citadel, a Middle Town, and a Lower Town.

Like most Indus seals, the famous Bull Seal (depicting a humped bull) is made of steatite.

Lothal provided evidence of joint burials where a male and female were buried together in a single grave.

Ancient Mesopotamian texts refer to trade with a region called 'Meluha', which historians identify as the Indus Valley Civilization.

Sir John Marshall was the Director-General of the ASI in 1921 when Harappa was discovered, and he announced the discovery of the civilization to the world in 1924.

The Pashupati seal depicts an Elephant, Tiger, Rhino, and Buffalo. The Bull is famous on other seals but is not one of the animals surrounding the Pashupati figure.

A large wooden signboard with ten large Indus script characters was found at the northern gate of the Dholavira citadel.

The lower denominations of weights followed a binary system (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc.), while higher weights followed the decimal system.

The weights were usually made of a stone called chert and were cubical in shape with no markings.

While debated, modern consensus leans toward ecological changes, such as shifting river courses, floods, and desiccation, as the primary cause.