In the north of the sub-continent, a sophisticated, urban civilization has appeared. Centred on the Indus valley, it now covers a huge area. Here, well-planned drainage and sewage systems make their first appearance in world history. Elsewhere in India, simpler, more ancient modes of life continue, a patchwork of farming villages, hunter-gatherer bands and semi-nomadic pastoralists.
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