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1. Mohenjo Daro

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   The end of Mohenjo-daro remains a contentious topic in Indology. Around 1900 BCE, the city appears to have entered a period of decline, marked by a cessation of maintenance on public works, the filling in of drains, and a general deterioration of the quality of construction.
   Early theories, popularized by Sir Mortimer Wheeler, suggested a violent end, pointing to scattered skeletons found in the Lower Town, which he dramatically attributed to an invasion by Indo-Aryan tribes, perhaps led by Indra. This "massacre hypot…