The following websites may be of interest to teachers covering the subject of the Indus civilisation.

Indus civilisation slideshows, photo tours, maps and more
Browse over 900 illustrated pages by the world's leading scholars on the Indus civilisation. Packed with artefact slideshows, photograph tours of Indus cities, essays and maps, this is easily the leading scholarly site on the Indus civilisation.

History Education Consultancy

Publications and web resources for UK Primary Schools from the History Education Consultancy. Site also contains information about the BBC-sponsored Young Historian Indus Valley prize, with examples of work from the winning entrants.

Virtual tour of Mohenjo-Daro for children

British Museum site aimed specifically at children and provides a virtual tour of Mohenjo-Daro. It also covers the Indus civilisation and the development of writing alongside myths and legends from later times. There is an interactive timeline and a teacher's section.

Indus civilisation timeline

Another British Museum site, offering a moving timeline and the chance to compare the Indus civilisation with other ancient civilisations, such as Mesopotamia.

Indus and other early civilisations

The Metropolitan Museum created this web feature, which surveys the flourishing of the world's earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and surrounding regions - stretching from the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean across Iran and Central Asia to the Indus Valley.

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