Settlement Pattern in Indus Valley Civilization

Abstract

The settlement patterns study is a significant innovation in the field of archaeology to study civilizations. The Harappan civilization is largest among them with a geographical extent of one million square kilometres. Through the glimpses of settlement patterns of grand structures like Great Bath, Granary, citadel, Warehouse, College of Priests, Pillared Hall,  a sudden rise of civilizational features is argued. The drainage and criss – cross road is completely new innovation of mature Harappan period.  The general features of western and eastern mound plans and other simplistic structures are derived from the settlement structures of earlier period. The external and internal influence on the settlement patterns is also re-visited and a location is also tried for gendered settlement structures. In this short Travers It is argued that while bearing the tremendous impact of Neolithic, Mesolithic, and Chalcolithic of earlier periods there is a paradimical shift to urbanization in a very short lighting speed. This led to a complete metamorphosis from early to mature Harappa.