Was Indus Valley civilization impacted by a meteorite?

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 14, 2023
Researchers from Kerala University have discovered melt-rocks in Luna, Gujarat, which are parts of a meteorite. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the meteorite impact may have occurred around 6,900 years ago, during the flourishing period of the Indus Valley civilization. The impact site is 200 km away from the famous Indus Valley...

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State in western India
A 25-year-old climate researcher from IIT-Delhi died in a cave-in at a Harappan-era site in Gujarat's Lothal. She and a professor were trapped in mud while..
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The deceased and the other victims were at the ancient Indus Valley civilisation site to do research work when the cave-in occurred.
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Tragedy struck an archaeological dig near Lothal, Gujarat, on Wednesday, claiming the life of a 23-year-old IIT Delhi PhD scholar, Surabhi Verma. Verma and three..
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Indus Valley Civilisation

Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia

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