Ancient skeletons found in India provide new insight into mindset of Indus Valley Civilisation
Archaeologists in India have found a group of skeletons from one of the world’s most ancient civilisations, in a discovery which could provide clues to the origins of the first human settlements.
The remains date back to the Indus Valley Civilisation, which first emerged around 5,000 years ago and stretched across modern-day Pakistan, India and northeast Afghanistan.
Experts say the “well-preserved” skeletons belong to two adult males, a female and a child. They were discovered in a cemetery at Rakhigarhi village in Hisar, a large Indus Valley (also known as Harappan) site that has been worked on by a team from Deccan University since 2012.
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Regardless of the outcome of the DNA research, scholars already say the find has shed new light on the Indus Valley people.
Researcher Malavika Chatterjee said toys were found during the excavation including “figurines of animals and mythical characters”.
She told the Hindustan Times: “A figurine of dog with a leash points towards their domestication aspect. Then we also found figurines of unicorns too, giving us impression about their mythical state of mind.”
Prof Jadhav said other items found in the graves hinted at an even bigger revelation.
He said: “We have found some material like pottery with grains of food, and shell bangles located near or around skeletons which enabled us to conclude that the settlers believed in reincarnation.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/ancient-skeletons-found-in-india-provide-new-insight-into-mindset-of-worlds-earliest-humans-10177362.html
I changed the title from 'world's earliest humans' to indus valley cause
the ignorance and stupidity of it........... anyway interesting story