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Why is the Indus Valley Civilization also called the Harappan civilization?

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Why is the Indus Valley Civilization also called the Harappan civilization?

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The Indus Valley civilization is also called the Harappan civilizations because the things found in all the sites were very much like the articles found at Harappa.

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