Indus Valley Civilisation is largest source of ancestry for South Asians

[r3alist]

No.
Rakhigari is the biggest IVC site, so probably had capital status.
Lothal was probably the biggest site of maritime trade

Increasingly clear that Harappa etc. might be important trading outposts on the outskirts of the IVC.

Spread is larger in India because it has more fertile soil.

From wiki

Mohenjo-daro (/moʊˌhɛndʒoʊ ˈdɑːroʊ/; Sindhi: موهن جو دڙو‎, lit. 'Mound of the Dead Men'; Urdu: موئن جو دڑو [muˑənⁱ dʑoˑ d̪əɽoˑ]) is an archaeological site in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan. Built c. 2500 BCE, it was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico.[2][3]


its height, the Indus Civilization spanned much of what is now Pakistan and North India, extending westwards to the Iranian border, south to Gujarat in India and northwards to an outpost in Bactria, with major urban centers at Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Lothal, Kalibangan, Dholavira and Rakhigarhi. Mohenjo-daro was the most advanced city of its time, with remarkably sophisticated civil engineering and urban planning.[13] When the Indus civilization went into sudden decline c. 1900 BCE, Mohenjo-daro was abandoned.[11][14]

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Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro

The ruins of the huge city of Moenjodaro – built entirely of unbaked brick in the 3rd millennium B.C. – lie in the Indus valley. The acropolis, set on high embankments, the ramparts, and the lower town, ...

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Once again thread is not about claiming

 

[Joe Shearer]

What is middle class Dravidian. And do you have any research link for your last statement.

You beat me to it.
Most intriguing, considering that caste structures became rigid to resemble the current situation only circa 800 AD.

 

[Joe Shearer]

You see in Bahubali movie heroes are middle caste dravidians and villains army are shown as tribal/dalit.

Google was bad enough, now this....

 

[Nilgiri]

If it can be established that Brahui are ancient inhabitants which is likely then there is 90% chance IVC language was dravidian.

It is one theory. But needs lot more research.

You have to remember this region is vast, both sheer scale and history....it is early days for filling in large gaps in our understanding with evidence and analysis.

 

[Nilgiri]

What ethno? My point was that its unlikely that before IVC everyone in south asia was just ASI. Zagrosian and ASI admixture is believed to be 8-10K years old.

If you are talking of the neolithic farmer (by way of Iran, from mesopotamia etc). The current understanding is that there is AASI (precursor to ASI) and then with the neolithic farmer admixture (introducing the farming innovation that made the IVC take off so to speak...from the mehgarh arc etc)... ASI was created.

As to what was the state of permeation of ASI vs AASI mixes in the larger subcontinent at the era of the IVC (which was ASI, and I believe about quarter neolithic iranian farmer DNA from the genetic studies backworked so far) and the neolithic before it... it again requires lot more evidence and analysis. There was neolithic farming remember and other river valleys and so on....one can look up current research and understanding of neolithic farming in South Asia and also the larger world in general.

 

[FuturePAF]

From wiki

Mohenjo-daro (/moʊˌhɛndʒoʊ ˈdɑːroʊ/; Sindhi: موهن جو دڙو‎, lit. 'Mound of the Dead Men'; Urdu: موئن جو دڑو [muˑənⁱ dʑoˑ d̪əɽoˑ]) is an archaeological site in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan. Built c. 2500 BCE, it was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, and one of the world's earliest major cities, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Minoan Crete, and Norte Chico.[2][3]


its height, the Indus Civilization spanned much of what is now Pakistan and North India, extending westwards to the Iranian border, south to Gujarat in India and northwards to an outpost in Bactria, with major urban centers at Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Lothal, Kalibangan, Dholavira and Rakhigarhi. Mohenjo-daro was the most advanced city of its time, with remarkably sophisticated civil engineering and urban planning.[13] When the Indus civilization went into sudden decline c. 1900 BCE, Mohenjo-daro was abandoned.[11][14]

More here

Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro

The ruins of the huge city of Moenjodaro – built entirely of unbaked brick in the 3rd millennium B.C. – lie in the Indus valley. The acropolis, set on high embankments, the ramparts, and the lower town, ...

whc.unesco.org

Once again thread is not about claiming

Any indication Mohenjodaro is a mass grave, considering the name?