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The History of Bricks: The Indus Valley

February 17, 2011
The History of Bricks: The Indus Valley

From Mesopotamia, brick-making spread to Egypt, Persia and to the Indus Valley, in what is now part of India and Pakistan. The Indus Valley is traversed by the Indus and Saraswati Rivers, covering 1.6 million square kilometers. As with many archaeological ‘finds,’ this one was accidental, in addition to unusual: the find was an entire…

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