The recent NCERT debate on "dancing girl" has once again cast a spotlight on an object that has fascinated archaeologists, ...

In our May 2026 issue, National Geographic takes readers inside the wonder and mystery of Pakistan’s ancient city of Mohenjo Daro and the Indus Valley Civilization that built it nearly 5,000 years ago ...

Mohenjo Daro is known to be one of the most advanced and largest settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization. Located in ...

The mysterious Harappan civilization is considered the third oldest in the ancient East after that of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

A new study argues the Indus Civilization may have been the most egalitarian society in the ancient world—but scholars are divided. A view of Mohenjo Daro's stupa, or dome-shaped monument. Scholars ...

Today’s cities are hotbeds of inequality. Urban real estate is one of the most expensive kinds of land in the world. It attracts billionaires looking to store their wealth and hedge funds looking to ...